Ottoman Empire

Question 1

Janissaries

Answer 1

Slave soldiers for the Sultan
Converted to Islam
Elite military force

Question 2

Sultan

Question 3

Askeri

Answer 3

military upper class

Question 4

Millet

Answer 4

the division of the main 4 religions in the empire
Muslim
Orthodox Christian
Armenian Christian
Jewish

Question 5

Devshirme

Answer 5

The practice of taking young Christian boys and forcibly turning them into Islamic soldiers

Question 6

Divan

Question 7

Reaya

Answer 7

Common people - farmers , peasants, etc

Question 8

Mehmet II the Conqueror

Answer 8

Conquered Constantinople; made it the new capital (Istanbul)
Encouraged persecuted Jews from Christian Spain to move to Istanbul

Question 9

Selim I the Grim

Question 10

Suleyman I the Lawgiver

Question 11

What was the major flaw of the Ottoman Empire?

Answer 11

depends on continuing conquest; as long as there are new lands and wealth coming in - the empire is stable

Question 12

What were the four main millets of the Ottoman Empire? How did this system benefit and harm the Ottomans?

Question 13

How did the Ottomans influence culture in the areas they controlled? (i.e. What did the Ottomans focus on improving/building?)

Question 14

What did Selim do to take/maintain power?

Question 15

What were strategies that were used to maintain a successful transfer of power?

Question 16

What was the main religion of the Ottoman Empire? What religion did they see as the main threat?

Question 17

Which Ottoman ruler conquered Constantinople?

Answer 17

Mehmet ll the Conqueror

Question 18

What policies/actions helped the Ottomans gain support from the people they conquered?

Question 19

Which Empire did the Ottomans fight against during Suleyman the Lawgiver rule?