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1
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What Event sparked the renissance in the west?

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The capture of constantinople

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How many years did the empire last?

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700 years

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In WWI what countries declared war on the Ottomans?

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Russia, UK and France

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4
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Were slaves uncommon in the Ottoman Empire?

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No, they were in most households

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What empire did the Ottoman Empire replace?

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Byzantine Empire

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Who founded the Ottoman Empire?

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Osman I

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When was Osman I alive?

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1299-1326

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When was Osman I alive?

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1299-1326

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8
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What price did Ottoman rulers pay to follow their own religion?

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A special tax

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9
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What was the most important duty of an Islamic ruler?

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To obtain Islamic law across the empire

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10
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What religious beliefs did the Ottomans follow?

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Islam, but Christians and Jews were tolerated

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11
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True or False: Suliman ruled over everything - including the government

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True

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True or False: Suliman was poisoned at the age of 47

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False

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True or False: Suliman killed 43 people

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False, he killed way more

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True or False: Suliman conquered many countries in his reign

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True

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What sultan, who at the age or 21, conquered Constantinople and bought an end to the end of the Byzantine Empire? 
A) Osman I
B) Mehemed II
C) Mimar Sinan
D) Suliman the Magnificent
A

A) Mehemed II

16
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Who was the tenthh and longest reigning sultan who reconstructed the legal system and led many wars?
A) Osman I
B) Mahemed II
C) Mimar Sinan
D) Suliman the Magnificent
A

D) Suliman the Magnificent

17
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What city did the Ottoman Empire conquer in 1453 putting an end to the Byzantine Empire?
A) Rome
B) Constantinople
C) Vienna
D) Budapest
A

B) Constantinople

18
Q

What treaty enables Russia to act as the protector of Greek Orthodox Christians inside the Ottoman Empire?

A

Kucuck Kaymara

19
Q

What caused the Ottoman Empire to end after WWI?

A

They were losing at the end of the war

20
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What is the name given to the highest official religious law who interpreted and applied laws of Islam?

A

Grand Mufti

21
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What elite infantry units acted as the Sultans bodygaurds, household troops and the first modern army in Europe?

A

Janniseries

22
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What practice had the Sultan take Christian children and train them to be government officials or Janniseries?

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