Chap 17.1 QUIZ Flashcards
Which reform did Sultan Mahmud II NOT try to implement in the 1820s?
Elimination of the Janissary army
Promotion of higher education
Promotion of a wider base of primary education
Institution of free elections
Institution of free elections
Which of the following was NOT a problem the Ottoman Empire experienced in the 19th century?
Lack of allies
Agricultural crisis
Expansionary rivals
Ineffectual leadership
Lack of allies
What Ottoman territory broke away and became independent in the 1820s?
Egypt
Bulgaria
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Greece
Greece
Identify the largest obstacle to significant internal reform in the Ottoman Empire.
Conservative elements in government and army
Fears reform would weaken the army
The people did not want reform
Obstinate sultans
Conservative elements in government and army
Who began a war with the Ottoman Empire after complaining about the Ottoman treatment of Eastern Orthodox Church members?
Great Britain
Austria
France
Russia
Russia
The Safavid Empire managed to create a consolidated identity between diverse kingdoms. What was most directly responsible for this?
Constant wars against the Ottoman Empire.
An extensive architecture program.
The use of gunpowder.
Making Shi’a Islam the official state religion.
Making Shi’a Islam the official state religion.
Who were the chief rivals of the Safavids?
The Mongol Empire
Persia
The Ottoman Empire
Mesopotamia
The Ottoman Empire
Why do historians call the Safavid state a ‘gunpowder empire’?
They invented gunpowder.
They were among the first empires to successfully integrate gunpowder weapons into military strategy.
They exploded across the region very quickly and violently.
Their politics were best described as explosive; a powder keg waiting to blow up.
They were among the first empires to successfully integrate gunpowder weapons into military strategy.
In what modern-day nation was the Safavid Empire primarily centered?
Russia
Turkey
Iraq
Iran
Iran
Who was the founder of the Safavid Dynasty?
Shah Nader Khan
Shah Shi’a
Shah Safa Vid
Shah Ismail I
Shah Ismail I
