World Civilizations Ch. 16
In his preface, Cervantes claimed he had written Don Quixote of La Mancha to "ridicule the absurdity" of notions of ___________.
Chivalry
Many Ottoman sultans had concubines who were
Christian
The Ottomans benefited from the trade of a new commodity, _____________, which was produced in Ethiopia and Yemen.
Coffee.
The purpose of the Spanish Inquisition, as appointed by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1481, was to:
Ferret out any people whose beliefs were contrary to Church teachings.
In 1498, the king of Portugal sent Vasco da Gama on a voyage to __________.
India
Iberians were convinced they needed to recapture Jerusalem for Christianity in order for
Jesus Christ to come back
Fought in the Eastern Mediterranean in 1571, the Battle of _________ was the first major sea battle in world history to be decided by firepower.
Lepanto
The caravel was developed in __________ to make travel along the Atlantic easier.
Lisbon
Under Süleyman "the Magnificent" most of the Janissaries were stationed in barracks in and near the _____________.
Topkapı Palace.
The Fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans was possible through the use of _________ bombardment.
cannon
The practice of the devșirme contradicted Islamic law, which:
Forbade the enslavement of "peoples of the Book."
Although Henry the Navigator did not himself see the Rio de Oro, Portuguese explorers did find the __________ in West Africa.
Gold Coast
During the Reconquista, Iberian Christians sought to rid the peninsula of:
Muslim rule
What were moriscos in fifteenth-century Spain?
Muslims who had converted to Christianity
By the mid-sixteenth century, what was the status of the relationship between Austria and the Ottomans?
The Austrians had to pay the Ottomans tribute.
Ignorant of Hinduism when he arrived in India, Vasco da Gama mistook the Indian religion for:
The Christianity of "Prester John."
Early in the Ottoman conquests, warriors were paid in grants of land, which allowed them to profit economically by
collecting rents from the peasants.