Ap World History Study Guide
hich of the following represents a similarity between the three Muslim early modern empires? All dynasties depended on effective use of firearms on the battlefield and in siege warfare.
Which of the following represents a difference between the various Muslim early modern empires? The Ottoman empire was primarily Sunnite while the Safavid empire was Shi'ite.
Mehmed I of the Ottoman empire was responsible for reunifying the empire following the Timurid invasions.
The conqueror of the Byzantine empire in
1453 was Mehmed II.
Slave troops of the Ottoman empire forcibly conscripted as adolescents from conquered territories were called Janissaries.
What was the principle of succession within the Ottoman empire? Like earlier Islamic dynasties, the Ottoman empire lacked a principle of succession.
The removal of the Janissaries as an effective military force left the Sultans without a powerful counterbalance to the Turkish aristocracy. Oppressive demands of local officials caused the peasantry to abandon their holdings and flee.
Which of the following was a result of the
\ Ottoman loss of monopoly over the Indian trade? Direct carriage of eastern goods to ports in the West implied loss of revenues in taxes in Muslim trading centers.
The Safavid family had its origins in the fourteenth century in a family devoted to what variant of Islam? Sufi
The Ottoman empire halted the advance of Shi'ism and the Safavids at the critical battle of Chaldiran.
Which of the following represents a similarity between the Ottomans and the Safavids? Both recruited regiments from slave boys.
What Shah was responsible for the greatest patronage of the arts and for the rebuilding of much of Isfahan? Abbas the Great
Which of the following represents a difference between the Safavid and Ottoman economies?
Your answer: Only the Safavid rulers The Safavid market economy was more constricted than that of the Ottomans.
Which of the following statements concerning the status of
Which of the following represents a difference between the various Muslim early modern empires? The Ottoman empire was primarily Sunnite while the Safavid empire was Shi'ite.
Mehmed I of the Ottoman empire was responsible for reunifying the empire following the Timurid invasions.
The conqueror of the Byzantine empire in
1453 was Mehmed II.
Slave troops of the Ottoman empire forcibly conscripted as adolescents from conquered territories were called Janissaries.
What was the principle of succession within the Ottoman empire? Like earlier Islamic dynasties, the Ottoman empire lacked a principle of succession.
The removal of the Janissaries as an effective military force left the Sultans without a powerful counterbalance to the Turkish aristocracy. Oppressive demands of local officials caused the peasantry to abandon their holdings and flee.
Which of the following was a result of the
\ Ottoman loss of monopoly over the Indian trade? Direct carriage of eastern goods to ports in the West implied loss of revenues in taxes in Muslim trading centers.
The Safavid family had its origins in the fourteenth century in a family devoted to what variant of Islam? Sufi
The Ottoman empire halted the advance of Shi'ism and the Safavids at the critical battle of Chaldiran.
Which of the following represents a similarity between the Ottomans and the Safavids? Both recruited regiments from slave boys.
What Shah was responsible for the greatest patronage of the arts and for the rebuilding of much of Isfahan? Abbas the Great
Which of the following represents a difference between the Safavid and Ottoman economies?
Your answer: Only the Safavid rulers The Safavid market economy was more constricted than that of the Ottomans.
Which of the following statements concerning the status of