WH: Chapter 6 Review

The Ottoman Turks built a strong military by developing an elite guard called janissaries.

• True

• False

Gunpowder empires were empires united by internal rulers through religion.

• True

• False

A harem, or “sacred place,” was the private domain and chief residence of the sultan and his wives.

• True

• False

The pasha was the Ottoman sultan’s chief minister who led council meetings and carried the main burdens of the state.

• True

• False

The ulema, a group of religious advisers, administered the legal system and ran schools for Muslims.

• True

• False

Which of the following did the Ottoman Turks control?

• Rome

• India

• the Balkans

• Persia

The Ottoman Turks were able to expand their empire because they

• converted Christian men to Islam.

• mastered new firearms technology.

• were led by the janissaries.

• were located on the Anatolian Peninsula.

The sultan was responsible for

• the military

• educating Muslims

• collecting taxes

• his successor

During his reign, Süleyman

• encouraged the development of Persia art

• reorganized the government and regulated its laws

• introduced Western ideas to the Ottoman Empire

• pressured people to conform to traditional religious beliefs

The Safavids used religion to unify their empire by

• declaring the Shia faith the state religion.

• educating everyone in religious schools

• fighting the Ottoman Turks.

• spreading the Shia faith to Europe.