Muslim Empires

Question 1

Supreme ruler of the Ottoman Empire?

Answer 1

Sultan

Question 2

Where did the Ottoman Empire start?

Answer 2

Anatolia, now Turkiye.

Question 2

Who is the first ruler of the Ottoman Empire?

Answer 2

Osman 1

Question 3

What empire did the Ottomans challenge at the start?

Answer 3

Byzantine Empire.

Question 4

What were one of the reasons the Ottoman Empire challenged the Byzantine Empire?

Answer 4

For control of the Bosporus strait for trade.

Question 5

What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire before the Ottomans captured it?

Answer 5

Constantinople.

Question 6

What is Constantinople now?

Answer 6

Istanbul.

Question 7

Who was the ruler that ended the reign of the Byzantines?

Answer 7

Mehmed II the Conqueror

Question 8

T/F Mehmed II The Conqueror was the one who changed the name of Constantinople to Istanbul.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Explain the millet system.

Answer 9

Allowed limited power to minority groups within the Ottoman dominion to handle local affairs.

Question 10

What is the Devshrime system?

Answer 10

Christian subjects were to give their male children as tributes.

Question 11

What was the direct product of the tributes from the Devshrime system?

Answer 11

Janisarries.

Question 12

Who was the ruler of the Ottoman Empire at it’s peak?

Answer 12

Suleyman the Magnificent.

Question 13

What was the other name that was given to Suleyman?

Answer 13

Suleyman the Lawgiver

Question 14

Why was he given “Suleyman the Lawgiver” as a nickname?

Answer 14

Created laws the controlled taxation and governance.

Question 15

Which emperor defeated the Safavids of Persia?

Answer 15

Selim the Grim.

Question 16

Where were the Safavids of Persia defeated?

Answer 16

Battle of Chaldiran.

Question 17

Fratricide is the killing of one’s son. T/F

Answer 17

False. Murder of brothers.

Question 18

Why did Selim the Grim get his name?

Answer 18

Known for invasions and captures of countries.

Question 19

What was the religion of the Persian population before the Safavid took over?

Answer 19

Sunni Islam

Question 20

What was the religion after the Safavids took over Persia?

Answer 20

Shi’a Islam

Question 21

What were Turkmen loyal to the Safavids called?

Answer 21

Kizilbash.

Question 22

Who was the first Shah of the Safavid empire?

Answer 22

Ismail I

Question 23

The lands that the Shah conquered were forcibly converted to Sunni. T/F

Answer 23

False, they were converted into Shi’a

Question 24

Why did the Ottomans attack the Safavids?

Answer 24

Due to the atrocities committed by Ismail to the Sunnis.

Question 25

What were the three territories lost by Safavid in the Battle of Chaldiran

Answer 25

Kurdestan, Diyarbakir, and Baghdad

Question 26

What did Shah Abbas emphasize on after their lost in the battle?

Answer 26

Use of gunpowder and firearms.

Question 27

What were the three major corps that were created by Shah Abbas?

Answer 27

Ghulams (slaves), the Tofangchis (musketeers), and the Topchis (artillerymen)

Question 28

Shah Abbas defeated the Ottomans. T/F

Answer 28

True

Question 29

Where was the cultural epicenter under Safavid rule?

Answer 29

Eastern Persia.

Question 30

Define cultural blending

Answer 30

Mixing of cultures through trade, migration, pursuit of religious freedom, and wars.

Question 31

Where were arts and royal workshops showcased?

Answer 31

Isfahan.

Question 32

Who was the ruler that dragged the Safavid empire to it's decline?

Answer 32

Safi.

Question 33

Who found the Mughal empire?

Answer 33

Babur

Question 34

Babur wrote the Baburnama T/F

Answer 34

True

Question 35

Were in charge of tax and revenue collection

Answer 35

Zamindars.

Question 36

What was the Baburnama about?

Answer 36

Babur's autobiography about observations of his empire.

Question 37

Who was the ruler of the Munghal Empire during its architectural height?

Answer 37

Shah Jahan

Question 38

Why did Shah Jahan construct the Taj Mahal?

Answer 38

For his wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

Question 39

Repetition of a pattern that fills a space without overlapping.

Answer 39

Tesselation

Question 40

Who significantly increased the territory of the Mughal Empire?

Answer 40

Akbar

Question 41

Who was one of the last effective rulers of the Mughal Empire that seized power from his brothers and father?

Answer 41

Aurangzeb

Question 42

Evokes an image of infinite extension due to its repeated geometric duplications

Answer 42

Arabesque

Question 43

Who wrote the first book of algebra?

Answer 43

Al-Khwarizmi.

Question 44

____ studied cubic equations which would later be developed by European mathematicians

Answer 44

Umar Khayyam

Question 45

Who wrote the Book of Concessions?

Answer 45

Qasim-Al Zahrawi

Question 45

Who wrote "The Canon of Medicine"

Answer 45

Avicenna or Ibn Sina