CHAPTER 21 QUIZ:

1. The longest-lasting post-Mongol Muslim Empire was

a. Safavid Empire
b. Mughal Empire
c. Sasanid Empire
d. Ottoman Empire
2. Why did the Ottoman Empire grow from a small state to a powerful empire?
a. The shrewdness of Osmana and his descendants
b. Control of Gallipoli, the strategic link between Asia and Europe
c. An army that combined Turkish cavalry with new gunpowder technology
d. All of the above
3. The fall of Constantinople brought the end to
A. Roman rule
B. Byzantine rule
C. Ottoman rule
D. Egyptian rule
4. The sultan who presided over the greatest Ottoman assault on Christian
Europe was
a. Sultan Mehmed II
b. Mansa Musa
c. Suleiman the Magnificent
d. Babur
5. 15th century Ottoman armies fought a fifty-year naval war in the
Mediterranean with
a. The Portuguese
b. Egypt
c. Venice
d. The Spanish
6. A new fourteenth century Ottoman military resource was Christian prisoners
of war called
a. Janissaries
b. Knights of the cross
c. Mamluks
d. Caspian slaves
7. Devshirme means, literally,
a. Horseman
b. Islamic warrior
c. Foreigner
d. Selection
8. The sophisticated Ottoman court language was called
a. Kurdish
b. Osmanli
c. Persian
d. Latin
9. The Askeri class in the Ottoman empire was the
a. Noble class
b. Military class
c. Lower class

d. Religious class
10.The Ottoman empire was the most powerful state in the European or the
Islamic worlds because of its balance, meaning
a. The balance of the mounted archers, janissaries, and navy
b. The balance of religion and politics in the sultanate
c. The balance of aggression and passivity in foreign policy
d. The balance of rich and poor in the ottoman cities
11.The chief source of Ottoman inflation in the 16h century was
a. Uncontrolled spending by the nobles
b. Poor tax-collecting policies
c. Too much silver from Americans
d. Uncontrolled military spending
12.A major source of revolt in Anatolia was
a. Impoverished students
b. Unemployed soldiers
c. Overtaxed peasants
d. All of the above
13.The Ottoman empire began to grow weak because of the disappearance of
a. The Sunni power in the government
b. The devshirme and the land-grant systems
c. The great construction projects and mosques
d. All of the above
14.The decline of administrative control and rural disorder ironically produced
a. New opportunities for Europeans to dominate Ottoman markets
b. New opportunities for Chinese to dominate Ottoman markets
c. New opportunities for the Sultana to insist on obedience to the monarchy
d. All of the above
15.The decay of the Ottoman Empire became evident through which revolt?
a. Patrona Halil rebellion
b. Safavid rebellion
c. Nat Turner rebellion
d. Battle of the camel
16.The Ottomans chief rival, in Iran, was the
a. Saranid Empire
b. Mughal Empire
c. Safavid Empire
d. Persian Empire
17.The sole declared religion in Iran in 1502 was
a. Shiite
b. Sunni
c. Kharijite
d. None of the above because no single religion was declared
18.In Iran, the second language of Islam was
a. Latin
b. Arabic
c. Persian
d. Kurdish
19.The cultural and artistic accomplishments of the Islamic empire was/were
a. Poetry

b. Painted and molded mosques

c. Beautiful mosques architecture
d. All of the above
20.The Hidden Imam is
a. The lost name of god
b. The twelfth descendant of Ali, who disappeared as a child
c. The messiah who will preside over last judgment
d. The results of the burning of the great mosque in Jerusalem by the
Romans
21.What do the cities of Isfahan and Istanbul have in common?
a. Women were seldom see in public
b. Both were designed as walking cities
c. Both had artisan and merchant guilds with strong religious bonds
d. All of the above
22.Islamic law
a. Did not allow women to own any property
b. Did not discuss womens property ownership
c. Forbade women to own property after marriage
d. Allowed women to keep property after marriage
23.Despite European accounts that women wore veils, Islamic women
a. Wore elaborate headdresses of ostrich feathers and lace
b. Covered their hair with a scarf, but otherwise dressed much like men
c. Covered not only the face, but the their entire body from view
d. Were never actually seen by Europeans
24.Iran became most closely associated with the manufacture of which item
a. Silk
b. Coffee
c. Oil
d. Carpets

25.The weak link in the Iranian military was its

a. Navy
b. Cavalry
c. Infantry
d. Firearms
26.The Mughal Empire is distinguished from the Ottomans and Safavid mostly
because it was
a. Not very warlike
b. Heavily influenced by the Chinese
c. A Hindu land ruled by Muslims
d. Still controlled by the Mongols
27.The founder of the Mughal Empire was
a. Akbar
b. Babur
c. Ali
d. Mehmed
28.The Mughal Empire was the most prosperous empire of the 16 th century
because it

a. Traded cotton cloth

b. Mined gold in Siberia
c. Grew cash crops such as coffee and cacao.
d. Colonized the Americans
29.Akbars policy of religious reconciliation between Muslims and Hindus is
evident I
a. His marriage to a Rajput princess
b. The appointment of Hindu mansabdars
c. The elimination of the tax on non-Muslims
d. All of the above
30.Indian religious life in the Mughal period witnessed the
a. Rise of the Hindu religion
b. Establishment of Islam
c. Widespread persecution of Christians
d. Rise of the Sikh religion