| A | B |
|---|
| Empires formed by outside conquerors? | Gunpowder Empire |
| A new group of Turks whose expansion began the Ottoman Empire? | Osman Turks |
| Appointed government officials who had the responsibility of ruling parts of the Ottoman Empire? | Pashas |
| Elite guard of the Ottoman Turks? | Janissaries |
| Ottoman leader who attacked Constantinople? | Mehmet II |
| The battle of Constantinople ended this empire? | Byzantine Empire |
| Private domain of the sultan and his wives? | Harem |
| It was the center of the sultan's power as well as his residence? | Topkapi Palace |
| "The Magnificent"? | Suleyman I |
| He declared himself as the new Caliph? | Selim I |
| A term that means defender of the faith? | Caliph |
| Land acquired by the Osman Turks from the Seljuk Turks? | Anatolian Peninsula |
| The Osman Turks conquered the Straits of __ and __. | Bosporus & Dardanelles |
| Constantinople was renamed __. | Istanbul |
| Sultan Selim I gained control of these three regions/states? | Mesopotamia, Egypt, Arabia |
| Name the three holy cities that Selim I gained control of? | Jerusalem, Makkah, Madinah |
| Head of the Ottoman Empire was called? | Sultan |
| Chief official of the Sultan? | Vizier |
| Religious advisers? | Ulema |
| What type of Muslims were the Ottomans? | Sunni |
| In Ottoman society, people were divided by? | Occupation |
| Problems within the Ottoman Empire? | 1. Constant war, 2. Govt corruption, 3. Sultans became less involved in govt, 4. Rise of the privileged group, 5. Nationalism |
| The greatest contribution of the Ottoman Empire to world art was? | Architecture--mosques with domes minarets |
