Chapter 21 Part 1

Question 1

Turkic people who advanced into Asia Minor during the 14th century; established an empire
in the Middle East, north Africa, and eastern Europe that lasted until after World War I.

Answer 1

Ottomans

Question 2

Ottoman sultan called the “Conqueror”; captured Constantinople and destroyed the Byzantine Empire.

Answer 2

Mehmed II

Question 3

Conscripted youth from conquered regions who were trained as Ottoman infantry divisions; became an important political influence after the 15th century.

Answer 3

Janissaries

Question 4

Head of the Ottoman bureaucracy; after the 15th century often more powerful than the sultan.

Answer 4

Vizier

Question 5

Great mosque built in Constantinople during the 16th centry reign of the Ottoman
ruler Suleyman the Magnificent.

Answer 5

Suleymainye mosque

Question 6

Founded by Turkic nomad family with Shi’a Islamic beliefs, established a kingdom in
Iran and ruled until 1722.

Answer 6

Safavid dynasty

Question 7

Sufi mystic and first ruler of the Safavid dynasty.

Answer 7

Safi Al-Din

Question 8

Safavid leader; conquered the city of Tabriz in 1501 and was proclaimed shah.g

Answer 8

Isma’il

Question 9

Important battle between the Safavids and Ottomans in 1514; Ottoman victory
demonstrated the importance of firearms and checked the western advance of their Shi’a state.

Answer 9

Chaldiran

Question 10

Safavid shah (1587-1629); extended the empire to its greatest extent; used Western
military technology.

Answer 10

Abbas I (the great)