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The Ottoman Empire Quiz
Ten questions on the Ottoman Empire, from its founding around 1300 to the republic that replaced it in 1923. Every answer comes with a short explanation.
- 10 questions
- About 3 minutes
- Medium
- Includes a map and a photo
About this quiz
The Ottomans began as one of about two dozen small Turkish states in Anatolia and ended up ruling parts of three continents. The quiz follows them through the capture of Constantinople in 1453, Suleiman's golden age, the failed siege of Vienna in 1683 and the long decline that ended with the birth of modern Turkey.
It is written for readers who know the famous moments and want to understand how the empire worked. The questions on how the sultans recruited their soldiers and officials test the institutions behind the conquests.
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Mehmed II the Conqueror
The Ottoman sultan who took Constantinople in 1453 at age 21, ending the thousand-year Byzantine Empire and recasting himself as heir to Rome.
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Sick Man of Europe
The 19th-century label for the declining Ottoman Empire, and the 'Eastern Question' of who would inherit its lands as it fell apart.
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Crimean War
The 1853 to 1856 war that pitted Britain, France, and the Ottomans against Russia and broke the system that had kept Europe calm since 1815.
