Quiz

1	The Ottoman empire rose to prominence based on its superior military might which included slave troops and a liberal use of gunpowder.
			True
			False
2	The Ottomans extensively used Ghazi who were
			shock troops of women warriors.
			slave troops organized to fight.
			Muslim warriors.
3	When Ottoman expansion swept into the Balkans the Christian population contributed
			food and clothing for the militant Turks.
			young boys known as devshirme.
			horses, which were a scarce and valuable commodity.
4	When the Ottomans captured Constantiople in 1453, it signified a new chapter in Ottoman history. Their leader Mehmed now
			ruled two lands and two seas in Europe and Asia.
			implemented a program of land redistribution and pre-modern social security.
			dismantled his military to focus on domestic problems.
5	Although expansion was not necessary, Sulleyman the Magnificent promoted expansion into
			southwest Asia and Europe.
			southwest Europe and northern Asia.
			Russia.
6	The Safavid Empire began with the reign of Shah Ismail who claimed legitimacy to the throne by
			killing off competitors from the Mughal royal families
			tracing his ancestry back to Safi-al Din, leader of the Sufis.
			marrying the daughter of Sulleyman the Magnificent.
7	The foundation of Shah Ismail's power was Twelver Shiism which claimed that
			all Ghazi are instruments of the religion of Allah.
			the qizilbash or "red heads" should be purged from the country.
			Ismail was the "hidden" iman or even a reincarnation of Allah.
8	In the Battle of Chaldiran, fought in 1514, the Safavids dealt the Ottomans a crucial defeat.
			True
			False
9	One of the most dangerous adversaries of the Safavid empire was the
			Russians.
			Mongols.
			Sunni Ottomans.
10	Although he dreamed of a central Asian empire, the Mughal leader Babur abandoned this idea and invaded
			China.
			northern Russia.
			India.
11	Babur's grandson, Akbar, is remembered for his
			religious toleration.
			ideas of pre-modern gender equality.
			encouragement of Western trade within the Mughal empire.
12	An unpleasant distinction of Aurangzeb's rule is that during his reign
			many religious rebellions took place.
			he imposed a heavy tax on Hindus.
			all of the above.
13	All three of the Islamic states began as
			heavily populated trade centers.
			military states.
			slave trade hubs.
14	Foreign trade within the three empires took hold primarily in
			the Ottoman and the Mughal.
			the Mughal and the Safavid.
			the Safavid and the Ottoman.
15	Within the Islamic Empires, the primary religious challenge came from
			Christians in India.
			Hindus in India.
			all of the above.
16	Religious minorities were heavily persecuted in the Islamic Empires.
			True
			False
17	A major reason for the decline in the Islamic Empires was
			western European invasions with superior technology.
			an abandonment of religious toleration as a state policy.
			corruption of the religious leaders.
18	An argument could be made that a large reason the Islamic Empires went into decline was
			their resistance to Western technology and scientific discoveries.
			the total adoption of Western technology and scientific discoveries.
			repeated invasions of Western Europe which drained their resources.
19	A paradox of the Ottoman empire was that although it was built on military expansion it could not sustain a large and efficient army without continued military expansion.
			True
			False
20	In an effort to improve their military efficiency, the Ottomans led the rest of the world in technological development and influenced Western scientific innovation.
			True
			False