How the Ottoman Empire Expanded (1451, Anatolia) — Questions and answers
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Where were Amir and Valentina when Amir announced their location?
Choices
- In a grand palace
- In Valentina's bakery ✓
- On a busy street
- In a secret library
Answer: In Valentina's bakery
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According to Yasmin, what is the key to understanding any empire?
Choices
- Its delicious food
- Its culture ✓
- Its biggest buildings
- Its most powerful leader
Answer: Its culture
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What important event in 1453 did Valentina mention marked the Ottoman's destiny?
Choices
- The opening of a new bakery
- A big festival
- The siege of Constantinople ✓
- The invention of a new spice
Answer: The siege of Constantinople
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What amazing thing did Mehmed the Conqueror do with his ships?
Choices
- He painted them bright colors.
- He had them carried overland. ✓
- He hid them under the sea.
- He made them fly.
Answer: He had them carried overland.
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How did the empire get the rare "Dragon's Breath Pepper"?
Choices
- They grew it in their gardens.
- Through trade, diplomacy, and persuasion. ✓
- They found it by digging underground.
- A friendly dragon brought it to them.
Answer: Through trade, diplomacy, and persuasion.
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What did Amir read was important for controlling an empire?
Choices
- Control the songs, control the empire.
- Control the spice, control the empire. ✓
- Control the weather, control the empire.
- Control the stories, control the empire.
Answer: Control the spice, control the empire.
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What did Amir understand about the Ottoman Empire at the end of the story?
Choices
- It was all a dream that vanished.
- It expanded through power and trade, and its stories live on today. ✓
- It only focused on baking bread.
- It disappeared without a trace.
Answer: It expanded through power and trade, and its stories live on today.
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