Chapter 20 (Unit 3)

Question 1

A high executive officer of various Muslim countries and especially of the Ottoman Empire.

Answer 1

Vizier

Question 2

A type of market found especially in Middle Eastern countries that has rows of small shops which sell many different kinds of things

Answer 2

Bazaar

Question 3

Soldiers trained, armed, and equipped to fight on foot.

Answer 3

Infantry

Question 4

Was known as the blood tax or tribute in blood, in which Ottoman military officers seized Christian boys age 8 -18 from their families in the Balkans of Eastern Europe

Answer 4

Devshirme

Question 5

Influence or power used to achieve a desired result

Answer 5

Leverage

Question 6

The act of forgiving someone for having done something wrong or sinful.

Answer 6

Absolution

Question 7

A member of a people of southern Russia and Ukraine, noted for their horsemanship and military skill.

Answer 7

Cossack

Question 8

The act of saying or doing something that is the opposite or very different in meaning to something else.

Answer 8

Contradiction

Question 9

Practicing or imposing strict religious behavior

Answer 9

Puritanical

Question 10

A person appointed to a rank or position during the age of the Mughal dynasty

Answer 10

Mansab