Which of the following items are correct statements about the Byzantine Empire? Mark all that apply.
Question 2 options:
a)
The Byzantine Empire grew immensely between 527 and 1300.
b)
The Ottoman Empire was the same size as the Byzantine Empire in 527.
c)
The Byzantine Empire lost huge amounts of territory between 565 – 1360.
d)
The Ottoman Empire was located north of Italy & Bulgaria.
e)
The Byzantine Empire ended in 1453, becoming the Ottoman Empire.
a) The Byzantine Empire grew immensely between 527 and 1300.
c) The Byzantine Empire lost huge amounts of territory between 565 – 1360.
e) The Byzantine Empire ended in 1453, becoming the Ottoman Empire.
The Ottoman Empire affected trade because . . .
Question 3 options:
a)
They charged taxes for Europeans who wanted to trade with Asian countries via Constantinople.
b)
They blocked the Silk Road.
c)
They gained power over most of the land routes to Eastern Asia.
d)
A and C
e)
All of the above
e) All of the above
what are they?
absolute ruler of a territory in the Ottoman Empire.
former Christian taken as a slave and taught Islam, trained as an elite corps of the Sultan's army.
the diverse geographic area that contained Jews, Christians and Muslims over which the sultan ruled.
his laws organized the Empire into communities based on their religious beliefs, but they had to pay heavy taxes to worship freely.
The first statement refers to the Sultan, who was the absolute ruler of a territory in the Ottoman Empire.
The second statement refers to the Janissaries, who were former Christians taken as slaves, taught Islam, and trained as an elite corps of the Sultan's army.
The third statement refers to the Ottoman Empire itself, which was a diverse geographic area that contained Jews, Christians, and Muslims over which the sultan ruled.
The fourth statement refers to the Millet System, which organized the Empire into communities based on their religious beliefs, but required them to pay heavy taxes to worship freely.
absolute ruler of a territory in the Ottoman Empire.
former Christian taken as a slave and taught Islam, trained as an elite corps of the Sultan's army.
the diverse geographic area that contained Jews, Christians and Muslims over which the sultan ruled.
his laws organized the Empire into communities based on their religious beliefs, but they had to pay heavy taxes to worship freely.
1.
Suleyman
2.
Janissary
3.
Ottoman Empire
4.
Vizier
5.
Sultan
1. Sultan - the absolute ruler of a territory in the Ottoman Empire.
2. Janissary - former Christians taken as slaves, taught Islam, and trained as an elite corps of the Sultan's army.
3. Ottoman Empire - the diverse geographic area that contained Jews, Christians, and Muslims over which the sultan ruled.
4. Vizier - a high-ranking official who advised the Sultan and helped govern the Empire, but it does not align with any of the given statements.
5. The given statements do not describe Suleyman specifically, but he was an important Sultan in the Ottoman Empire.