Final assessment - The rise of the Ottoman empire

What ancient empire did the Ottomans end?

• a)

  China

• b)

  Byzantine

• c)

  Arab

• d)

  none are true

What happened at Constantinople in 1453? Select THREE from this list.

• The Ottomans used cannon to bombard the city walls.

• The Ottomans captured & sacked the city, ending the last remnant of the Roman Empire.

• 
  The Ottomans renamed the city Istanbul & made it their capital.

• The Ottomans were defeated by the armies of the Holy League (Spain, Venice, Naples, & Austria).

Why did the Ottomans attack Constantinople?

• To free the Ottomans prisoners

• to plunder the city and then leave

• to capture the Byzantine 's capital and to make it their own.

• all of them

What were the Janissaries?

• a police force

• local town judges

• soldiers in the Ottoman Army

• All of them

What kind of administrative areas did the Ottomans divide the new territories they conquered into?

• provinces

• counties

• countries

• emirates

The Ottomans expanded for occupying lands whereas Europeans expanded for

• trade routes and resources

• land

• investment

• working