Chapter 25: Africa, the Ottoman Empire, and the New Imperialism 1800–1914
Quiz for Individuals in Society: Muhammad Ali
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Incorrect. The answer is c. Muhammad Ali was sent to Egypt by the Ottomans to oppose the French occupation of Egypt in 1799.
Correct. The answer is c. Muhammad Ali was sent to Egypt by the Ottomans to oppose the French occupation of Egypt in 1799.
Incorrect. The answer is c. The Mamluks were Muhammad Ali’s rivals in Egypt; originally an elite corps of Turkish slave soldiers, they had become a semifeudal military ruling class living off the Egyptian peasantry.
Correct. The answer is c. The Mamluks were Muhammad Ali’s rivals in Egypt; originally an elite corps of Turkish slave soldiers, they had become a semifeudal military ruling class living off the Egyptian peasantry.
Incorrect. The answer is b. For the first time, Muhammad Ali drafted Egyptian peasants into the military, thereby expanding his army to one hundred thousand men.
Correct. The answer is b. For the first time, Muhammad Ali drafted Egyptian peasants into the military, thereby expanding his army to one hundred thousand men.