How did the Ottoman receive their first piece of land?
From their neighbors first helping them fight
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Name the (2) large bodies of water next to the Ottoman Empire
Mediterranean Sea -and- Black Sea
100
In 1508, at the start of the Safavid Empire, what city did they invade and kill Sunni Muslims?
Baghdad
200
What was our first name, before we were called Ottoman's?
Osman Turks
200
Who was our most famous leader who took us to our greatest height?
Shah Abbas
200
Safavid rulers were called what?
Shah
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*Correctly spell the name of the peninsula the Ottomans first settled
A-N-A-T-O-L-I-A-N
Anatolian Peninsula
200
Who was the leader who invaded Baghdad?
Shah Ismail
300
What was the name of our elite soldiers?
Janissary
300
Give at least one reason why we started to decline
Shah Abbas died -or- Religious Orthodoxy -or- Afghan rebels
300
Name (2) holy cities captured by the Ottoman Empire.
Jerusalem - Mecca - Medina
300
What was significant about Azerbaijan?
It was the capital of the Safavid Empire.
300
Who helped the Safavid Empire regain control of their homeland after the Ottoman Empire took it away?
Europe
400
Name our leader who conquered Constantinople.
Sultan Mehmet II
400
Name our first capital.
Azerbaijan
400
How far did the Ottoman Empire stretch? What continents did it touch?
North Africa - Asia - Europe
400
Name the land the Safavid Empire settled on.
Persia
400
After their original capital was captured by the Ottoman's, what became the new Safavid capital?
Isfahan
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WHEN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE TOOK CONTROL OVER THE STRAITS, IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR (2) REASONS. WHAT ARE THOSE (2) REASONS?
1. Gave them money and power
2. Paved the way for global conquest
500
What (2) bad mistakes led us into 70 years of war with the Ottoman Empire?
1. Invasion of Baghdad in 1508
2. Killing Sunni Muslims
500
Name one reason why Sultan Selim I wanted to capture the holy cities of Islam.
To capture the heartland of Islam - and - to make himself defender of the faith, the successor to Muhammad
500
Name BOTH straits that the Ottoman Empire took over
Bosporus Strait -and- Dardanelles Strait
500
What was significant about the fall of Constantinople?
It once was the capital of the largest empire in the world. Destroying it gave the Ottoman turks world wide respect and fear.