Ottoman Empire Quiz

What was the title given to the ruler of the Ottoman Empire?

• Janissary

• Sultan

• King

What religion did the Ottoman Empire help spread throughout their empire?

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Christianity

Which continents did the Ottoman Empire have some control over?

• Asia

• Africa and Europe

The Ottoman Empire was ruled from ___________________.

• Istanbul, formerly Constantinople.

• Ankara

• Sabanca

The Ottomans were originally _________________________

• Mongols

• nomads from central Asia

• Chinese immigrants

Who were the Ottomans named after? (He is the founder of Ottoman Empire)

• Suleiman the Magnificent

• Mehmet II

• Osman I

True or False: The Ottomans required that all the peoples they conquered converted to the Islamic religion or they were executed.

What city did the Ottoman Empire conquer in 1453 putting an end to the Byzantium Empire?

• Rome

• Constantinople

• Athens

One of the reasons for the wealth of the Ottoman Empire was:

• its control over the Eastern Mediterranean (important location)

• strong diplomatic ties with the Genghis Khan

• because they found the Americas first

_______________ were an elite guard of Ottoman soldiers.

• Janissaries

• Commanders

• Captain