1450-1750 Empires

The Ottoman Empire originated from which region?

• Western Europe

• Central Asia

• North Africa

• South America

What title did the leader of the Ottoman Empire hold?

• Pharaoh

• Sultan

• Emperor

• Tsar

Constantinople was renamed what after the Ottomans conquered it in 1453?

• Baghdad

• Istanbul

• Cairo

• Mecca

Which group made up the elite Ottoman soldiers called Janissaries?

• Muslim peasants

• Christian boys taken as slaves

• African mercenaries

• Mongol cavalry

Who founded the Mughal Empire in 1526?

• Suleiman

• Babur

• Akbar

• Aurangzeb

Which leader expanded the Mughal Empire to its height?

• Akbar

• Mehmet II

• Ivan III

• Kangxi

What was one reason for the Mughal Empire’s decline?

• Too much trade with China

• Growing internal divisions

• Loss to the Ming Dynasty

• Weak leadership by Babur

What European group eventually dominated India through the East India Company?

• Spain

• France

• Britain

• Portugal

Who founded the Ming Dynasty after defeating the Mongols?

• Zheng He

• Zhu Yuanzhang

• Yongle Emperor

• Genghis Khan

Admiral Zheng He is best known for what achievement?

• Writing Confucian philosophy

• Leading massive naval voyages

• Expelling the British from China

• Building the Forbidden City