A major goal of the Christian Church during the Crusades [1096-1291] was to:
capture the Holy Land from Islamic rulers.
CORRECT!
establish Christianity in Western Europe.
unite warring Arab peoples.
strengthen English dominance in the Arab world.
A major result of the Crusades was the:
growth of trade between Europe and Asia.
CORRECT!
conversion of the majority of Europeans to Protestantism.
weakening of the power of the middle class in the Ottoman Empire.
development of feudalism in Africa.
One way in which the Seljuk Turks and Mongols were similar is that they both:
emerged from Central Asia.
CORRECT!
were defeated by the Byzantine Empire.
traded along the sea routes of the Mediterranean with Rome.
developed unique forms of Christianity.
An observation about the Ottoman Empire in the 15c and 16c is that the Empire:
had a strategic location between Europe and Asia.
CORRECT!
originated in Hungary.
was totally landlocked.
had control over most of Western Europe.
The rivalry between Ottoman and Safavid Empires was fueled in part by differences over:
religion.
CORRECT!!
whether to recognize European diplomats in their courts.
language.
who should control the Bosphorus Straits.
Which statement about the Ottoman Empire is supported by the facts:
the Ottomans were generally tolerant of the diverse peoples in their empire.
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the Ottomans destroyed the Arab Empire.
the Ottoman Empire ruled the Middle East during the Golden Age of Islam.
Ottoman rulers relied on the Persians to enforce their control over the Middle East.
The elite army corps composed primarily of Christian slaves was known as the:
janissaries.
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ghazis.
pashas.
sahibs.
The final collapse of the Byzantine and Arab Islamic empires was caused by:
the conquests of the Ottoman Turks.
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the revival of the Roman Empire in Western Europe.
the success of Slavic invasions of the Balkan Peninsula.
their defeat by the Seljuk Turks.
The Ottoman and Safavid empires shared the Muslim tradition of:
the Sharia.
CORRECT!!
peaceful non-violent protests by the people against their government.
religious intolerance.
massive, gaudy architectural styles.
The Ottoman Empire reached its Golden Age during the reign of:
Suleiman the Great.
CORRECT!!
Abu Bakr
MehmetI.
Osman.
In 1453, the Ottomans captured which of the following cities?
Constantinople
CORRECT!!
Isfahan
Baghdad
Cairo
[Quiz originally from here]