Ottoman_Empire

The highest position in Islam, caliphate, was claimed by the sultans starting since Murad I, which was established as Ottoman Caliphate. The Ottoman sultan, pâdişâh or "lord of kings", served as the Empire's sole regent and was considered to be the embodiment of its government, though he did not always exercise complete control. The Imperial Harem was one of the most important powers of the Ottoman court. It was ruled by the Valide Sultan. On occasion, the Valide Sultan would become involved in state politics. For a time, the women of the Harem effectively controlled the state in what was termed the "Sultanate of Women". New sultans were always chosen from the sons of the previous sultan. The strong educational system of the palace school was geared towards eliminating the unfit potential heirs, and establishing support among the ruling elite for a successor. The palace schools, which would also educate the future administrators of the state, were not a single track. First, the Madrasa (Ottoman Turkish: Medrese‎) was designated for the Muslims, and educated scholars and state officials according to Islamic tradition. The financial burden of the Medrese was supported by vakifs, allowing children of poor families to move to higher social levels and income. The second track was a free boarding school for the Christians, the Enderûn, which recruited 3,000 students annually from Christian boys between eight and twenty years old from one in forty families among the communities settled in Rumelia or the Balkans, a process known as Devshirme (Devşirme).

Question: Which of the following is not a type of school: madrasa, enderun, or Balkans?
Answer: Balkans

Question: What was a revered institution in the caliphate?
Answer: The Imperial Harem was one of the most important powers of the Ottoman court

Question: How wasn' the new sultan chosen: from sons of the previous sultan or by administrators of the state?
Answer: administrators of the state

Question: How did education impact the country?
Answer: the Madrasa (Ottoman Turkish: Medrese‎) was designated for the Muslims, and educated scholars and state officials according to Islamic tradition

Question: Which of the following is not a title for the Empire's sole regent: sultan, Ottoman, or padisah?
Answer: Ottoman

Question: What did not help to eliminate unfit potential heirs: the palace school or the Imperial Harem?
Answer: The Imperial Harem

Question: What was key to the administration of the caliphate?
Answer: The Ottoman sultan, pâdişâh or "lord of kings", served as the Empire's sole regent and was considered to be the embodiment of its government, though he did not always exercise complete control

Question: How were successors chosen?
Answer: The strong educational system of the palace school was geared towards eliminating the unfit potential heirs, and establishing support among the ruling elite for a successor

Question: Which of the following is not the location of a Christian community: Rumelia, Madrasa, or the Balkans?
Answer: Madrasa

Question: How did the Valide Sultan rule?
Answer: For a time, the women of the Harem effectively controlled the state in what was termed the "Sultanate of Women"

Question: How do young Christians fit into this society?
Answer: free boarding school

Question: What was the goal of Medrese?
Answer: allowing children of poor families to move to higher social levels and income