Statistics for Ottoman Empire

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Who founded the Ottoman Empire in 1299?	Osman I	95%
What was the ruler of the Ottoman Empire called?	Sultan	89%
How is Mehmed II commonly known?	The Conqueror	84%
Who were the elite battle soldiers who were selected from Christian families at a young age?	Janissaries	79%
Who led the Ottoman Empire in capturing Constantinople in 1453?	Mehmed II	79%
What major historic event did the Ottoman Empire's capture of Constantinople in 1453 lead to?	Renaissance	79%
What tragic event is associated with the Ottoman Empire?	The Armenian Genocide	79%
What city, today called Edirne, was the second capital city of the Ottoman Empire from 1369 to 1453, before Constantinople became its capital?	Adrianople	74%
What battle in 1683 is considered a turning point and the beginning of the end of the Ottoman Empire?	Siege of Vienna	74%
Where did the leaders of Ottoman Empire and his many wives live in Istanbul?	Topkapi Palace	74%
Which Genoese nobleman and captain was a defender of Constantinople during its siege in 1453?	Giovanni Giustiniani	68%
Which of these progressive policies was practiced by the Ottoman Empire more than most other rulers?	Religious tolerance	68%
What army did Ottomans defeat at the Battle of Kosovo in 1389?	Serbian	68%
What happened to Mehmed IV, the last ruler of the Ottoman Empire?	Exiled	63%
Who founded the Republic of Türkiye in 1823?	Kemal Atatürk	63%
Who did the Ottomans join in the World War I?	Central powers	53%
Who ruled the Ottomans when the empire reached its peak in the 16th century?	Suleiman I	53%
What is the name of the period that was a time of peace when the arts flourished in the Ottoman Empire?	Tulip period	53%
What was the name of the Ottoman levy that took adolescent Christian boys as slaves from the European provinces?	Devsirme	42%
The Ottoman Empire lost nearly all of its European possessions after which event?	Young Turk Revolution of 1908	37%