Question 1

By the 1450s,all of the Balkans south of Hungary had been absorbed into the Ottoman Empire EXCEPT

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A)  Ain Jalut. 
B)  Baghdad. 
C)  Manzihert. 
D)  Constantinople. 
E)  Budapest. 
A)  Ain Jalut. 
B)  Baghdad. 
C)  Manzihert. 
D)  Constantinople. 
E)  Budapest. D

Question 2

Describe and discuss the establishment of the Ottoman Empire.What were the most successful tactics of the Ottomans? How did they treat those they conquered?

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Answers would include a discussion of Osman,Sunni Islam,Sufism,Mehmed,Suleiman,janissaries,Sublime Porte,grand vizer,Byzantine Christians,poll taxes and deterioration of life for Non Muslims.

Question 3

The Sikh religion

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A)  arose as a protest against the dominant Hindu faith. 
B)  today claims about 10 percent of the total population of India. 
C)  led to warfare with Babur in the early days of the Mughal Empire. 
D)  is somewhat closer to Islam than to Hinduism. 
E)  began as a blend of Hinduism and Islam but later became a separate faith. 
A)  arose as a protest against the dominant Hindu faith. 
B)  today claims about 10 percent of the total population of India. 
C)  led to warfare with Babur in the early days of the Mughal Empire. 
D)  is somewhat closer to Islam than to Hinduism. 
E)  began as a blend of Hinduism and Islam but later became a separate faith. E

Question 4

An Ottoman prime minister carried the title

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A)  Grand Khan. 
B)  Grand Mufti. 
C)  Grand Vizier. 
D)  Grand Mughal. 
E)  Grand Marshal. 
A)  Grand Khan. 
B)  Grand Mufti. 
C)  Grand Vizier. 
D)  Grand Mughal. 
E)  Grand Marshal.

Question 5

A popular move of Akbar's was eliminating the high ____________________ tax on non-Muslim subjects.

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The answer of A popular move of Akbar's was eliminating...

Question 6

The Janissaries were kept loyal to the central government through

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A)  the use of their families as hostages. 
B)  their constant movement and their salaries. 
C)  threats and surveillance. 
D)  their perceived sense of having a special status. 
E)  the threat of Allah's wrath should they veer from their prescribed duty. 
A)  the use of their families as hostages. 
B)  their constant movement and their salaries. 
C)  threats and surveillance. 
D)  their perceived sense of having a special status. 
E)  the threat of Allah's wrath should they veer from their prescribed duty.

Question 7

After the murder of his favorite son,Suleiman

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A)  broke apart his harem so that nothing like that could happen again, and had his favorite wife, instigator of the plot, executed. 
B)  began once again to take part in the annual jihads, during one of which he was killed. 
C)  began to defer to his viziers and military officials, resulting in Ottoman defeat by the Europeans. 
D)  threw himself into the day-to-day affairs of his empire to assuage his grief. 
E)  turned the empire over to his royal council, the divan, and retired from public life. 
A)  broke apart his harem so that nothing like that could happen again, and had his favorite wife, instigator of the plot, executed. 
B)  began once again to take part in the annual jihads, during one of which he was killed. 
C)  began to defer to his viziers and military officials, resulting in Ottoman defeat by the Europeans. 
D)  threw himself into the day-to-day affairs of his empire to assuage his grief. 
E)  turned the empire over to his royal council, the divan, and retired from public life.

Question 8

The significance of the Treaty of Karlowitz was that

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A)  Austria finally surrendered the city of Vienna. 
B)  the Ottoman sultans agreed to vacate Spain. 
C)  Constantinople became an international city. 
D)  the Ottoman army never again went on the offensive. 
E)  the Ottoman sultan for the first time had to surrender territory to Europeans. 
A)  Austria finally surrendered the city of Vienna. 
B)  the Ottoman sultans agreed to vacate Spain. 
C)  Constantinople became an international city. 
D)  the Ottoman army never again went on the offensive. 
E)  the Ottoman sultan for the first time had to surrender territory to Europeans.

Question 9

The Ottoman Empire under Orhan was decidedly

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A)  feudalistic. 
B)  tolerant. 
C)  wealthy. 
D)  cosmopolitan. 
E)  modern. 
A)  feudalistic. 
B)  tolerant. 
C)  wealthy. 
D)  cosmopolitan. 
E)  modern.

Question 10

Shah Jahan was the person responsible for the construction of the ____________________.

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The answer of Shah Jahan was the person responsible for...

Question 11

Akbar the Great build a new capital at ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Akbar the Great build a new capital...

Question 12

The Battle of Manzikert

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A)  overthrew the Rum Sultanate. 
B)  halted the jihad against the Christians. 
C)  gave the Turks direct access to Asia Minor for the first time. 
D)  led to the capture of Constantinople. 
E)  was the final victory for the Byzantines. 
A)  overthrew the Rum Sultanate. 
B)  halted the jihad against the Christians. 
C)  gave the Turks direct access to Asia Minor for the first time. 
D)  led to the capture of Constantinople. 
E)  was the final victory for the Byzantines.

Question 13

Shi'ites reject all of Muhammad's successors who are not related to him by ____________________ or ____________________.

Accepted Answer

blood,marr

Question 14

The most outstanding of the Ottoman sultans,under whom the empire reached its peak,was ____________________ the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Suleiman,M

Question 15

Discuss the major cultural achievements of the Islamic empires.

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Answers would includ

Question 16

Compare and contrast significant Muslim leaders among the Ottomans,Safavid,and Mughal empires.Which was the most significant?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include Mehmed and Constan

Question 17

The Ottoman Empire began as a(n)____________________ state,or one made up of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

ghazi,fron

Question 18

The janissaries were an elite Ottoman military corps made up of ____________________ youth captured in the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The janissaries were an elite Ottoman military...

Question 19

The sultan who took Constantinople was

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A)  Osman. 
B)  Orhan. 
C)  Suleiman. 
D)  Al-Ghazzali. 
E)  Mehmed. 
A)  Osman. 
B)  Orhan. 
C)  Suleiman. 
D)  Al-Ghazzali. 
E)  Mehmed.

Question 20

The most outstanding of the Mughal Emperors was

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A)  Jahangir. 
B)  Shah Jahan. 
C)  Akbar. 
D)  Babur. 
E)  Aurangzeb. 
A)  Jahangir. 
B)  Shah Jahan. 
C)  Akbar. 
D)  Babur. 
E)  Aurangzeb.

Exam 24: Asia in the Era of the Gunpowder Empires

By the 1450s,all of the Balkans south of Hungary had been absorbed into the Ottoman Empire EXCEPT

Describe and discuss the establishment of the Ottoman Empire.What were the most successful tactics of the Ottomans? How did they treat those they conquered?

The Sikh religion

An Ottoman prime minister carried the title

A popular move of Akbar's was eliminating the high ____________________ tax on non-Muslim subjects.

The Janissaries were kept loyal to the central government through

After the murder of his favorite son,Suleiman

The significance of the Treaty of Karlowitz was that

The Ottoman Empire under Orhan was decidedly

Shah Jahan was the person responsible for the construction of the ____________________.

Akbar the Great build a new capital at ____________________.

The Battle of Manzikert

Shi'ites reject all of Muhammad's successors who are not related to him by ____________________ or ____________________.

The most outstanding of the Ottoman sultans,under whom the empire reached its peak,was ____________________ the ____________________.

Discuss the major cultural achievements of the Islamic empires.

Compare and contrast significant Muslim leaders among the Ottomans,Safavid,and Mughal empires.Which was the most significant?

The Ottoman Empire began as a(n)____________________ state,or one made up of ____________________.

The janissaries were an elite Ottoman military corps made up of ____________________ youth captured in the ____________________.

The sultan who took Constantinople was

The most outstanding of the Mughal Emperors was

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