Chapter 8 The Muslim Empires 1450-1800

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Three Muslim empires, each untied by the Islamic religion and its ruling dynasty, reached the height of their power at different times between 1450 and 1800. As discussed they were the Ottoman Empire, Mogul empire and Safavid Empire. Take up the quiz below and see how much you understood of Chapter 8 on the Muslim empires 1450-1800.

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Chapter 8 The Muslim Empires 1450-1800

A soldier in the elite guard of the Ottoman Turks

An appointed official in the Ottoman Empire who collected taxes, maintained law and order, andwas directly responsible to the sultan's court

"sacred place," the private domain of an Ottoman sultan, where he and his wives resided

The Ottoman sultan's chief minister, who led the meetings of the imperial council

A group of religious advisers to the Ottoman sultan; this group administered the legal system and schools for educating Muslims

How did the problems in the Ottoman Empire may have begun during the reign of Suleyman the Magnificent.

Where did the the Ottomans built a large empire in beginning in the fourteenth century?

Who came into power in Persia and Central Asia, while the Moguls unified India in the sixteenth century?

At the Battle of _____________ in 1526, the Ottoman Turks defeated the Hungarians.

The private domain of the sultan and his wives were known as the

________________ were converted to Islam and trained as foot soldiers or administrators to serve the sultan.

Under the leadership of ______________, the Ottoman defeated the Byzantine Empire.

The Ottoman Turks used _________ to beat the Byzantine Empire.

An empire formed by ouside conquerors who unified the regions that they conquered throughtheir mastery of fireworks

In the 4th century, the Ottoman Tusks expanded the

Ottoman rulers clam the title of ___________ and began to build a strong military by developing an elite guard called janissaries.

Like their predecessors, the Ottomans were ________________.

The Ottoman rulers preferred to administer their conquered regions through ______________.

The central government appointed officials, called ____________.

The Pashas were directly responsible to the sultan's court at _____________.

The sultan is the "holder of the power" the military and politial head of state under the___________________ and the Ottomans.

The position of the sultanwas through _____________ .

A _______ is the person was who became the next sultan. He didn't have to be the ________.

Another name for a harem is __________.

Sultans often had __________ wives as his favorite.

The sultan controlled his bureaucracy through an __________________ that met four days a week.

The sultan sat behind a screen and privately indicated his desires to the _____________.

After a long or undertermined period of time.

From their location in the northwestern corner of the peninsula, the Ottomans expandedwestward and eventually controlled ________________ and ___________.

To make a significant or major effect

The impact on the Ottoman rule on the peoples of ______________ was relatively light.

To include or to contain means

After the death of ____________ , sultans became less involved in government and allowedtheir ministers to exercise more power.

The Ottomans were generally tolerant of ______________, some of whom converted to Islam.

The Ottomans' greatest artistic contribution was the building of magnificent ____________.

After the death of Süleyman the Magnificent, corruption and palace intrigue spread, and ________ depleted the Ottoman treasury.

After the Ottoman Turks conquered a new region, they usually __________

Which of the following did NOT apply to non-Muslims in the Ottoman system?

Why did problems begin to occur after the Ottoman Empire reached its high point under Süleyman?

The greatest contribution of the Ottoman Empire to world art was in __________

The Safavids used their Shiite faith to unify __________.

A _ is the person was who became the next sultan. He didn't have to be the __.

From their location in the northwestern corner of the peninsula, the Ottomans expandedwestward and eventually controlled ______ and _.