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OTTOMAN EMPIREOTTOMAN EMPIRE
EQ: How did the Ottoman EQ: How did the Ottoman Empire impact the world?Empire impact the world?
Fall of ConstantinopleFall of Constantinople
By 1400s, Byzantine empire is By 1400s, Byzantine empire is fallingfalling
Ottomans = a nomadic group, speak Ottomans = a nomadic group, speak Turkish, migrate from central Asia to Turkish, migrate from central Asia to Asia minor & the BalkansAsia minor & the Balkans
1453 = Ottoman armies surround 1453 = Ottoman armies surround ConstantinopleConstantinople After battling for 2 months, Ottomans After battling for 2 months, Ottomans
win and rename the city ISTANBULwin and rename the city ISTANBUL
Geographic ExpansionGeographic Expansion
Post 1453: empire reaches to Post 1453: empire reaches to Mecca, Nile River, into the Balkans & Mecca, Nile River, into the Balkans & Russia, get to Vienna in 1529Russia, get to Vienna in 1529
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Success credited to new military Success credited to new military technology like cannons and technology like cannons and musketsmuskets
Golden Age of SuleimanGolden Age of Suleiman Ottomans blended Byzantine & Ottomans blended Byzantine &
Middle Eastern culturesMiddle Eastern cultures Suleiman the MagnificentSuleiman the Magnificent
Rules from 1520-1566, is the Sultan Rules from 1520-1566, is the Sultan and has ABSOLUTE powerand has ABSOLUTE power
Strengthens gov’t & justice systemStrengthens gov’t & justice system Laws based on the ShariaLaws based on the Sharia Consulted w/ an advisor and councilConsulted w/ an advisor and council Troops reach Vienna (farthest West)Troops reach Vienna (farthest West) Tolerable of other religionsTolerable of other religions
Society & DeclineSociety & Decline Diverse society; Diverse society;
Islam is dominantIslam is dominant mosquesmosques
Janissaries = Janissaries = soldiers in the soldiers in the elite Ottoman elite Ottoman ArmyArmy
Millets = Millets = communities for communities for non-Muslims; non-Muslims; could practice own could practice own religion as long as religion as long as they followed they followed Ottoman lawOttoman law
Empire survives Empire survives into 20th C. (WWI)into 20th C. (WWI)
Corrupt gov’t & Corrupt gov’t & poor leadershippoor leadership
Nations break freeNations break free European nations’ European nations’
powers increasepowers increase Europe has a Europe has a
commercial commercial revolution while revolution while the Ottomans do the Ottomans do notnot
Exit TicketExit Ticket
On ½ sheet of paper, identify TWO On ½ sheet of paper, identify TWO ways in which the Ottoman Empire ways in which the Ottoman Empire impacted the world.impacted the world.