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The Ottoman Empire
- Rich and powerful
Muslim state named
after Osman famous
sultan
- 1453 Ottomans
conquer
Constantinople and
rename it Istanbul
- Build a strong empire around
- Turkey
- Middle East
- Eastern Europe
- North Africa
- Ruled over 25 million people
- Turkey
- In 1400's Islamic world was
more advanced in learning
than Europe especially in the
fields of : medicine,
pharmacology, surgergy,
mathematical science and
astonomy
- European exploration
voyages of the 15th
century would
impossible without
knwledge gained from
the ARABS
- The earliest Ottomans
were Muslim warriors
prepared to fight to the
death against the
Christian infidels
- As the
territory
grew their
zeal
became
less
- What had began as
a HOLY WAR became
a struggle for land,
slaves and plunder
- As the
territory
grew their
zeal
became
less
- The Christian failed to unite against the Ottomans :
- Black Death had
killed millions of
Christians ans
they were
divided by their
own rivalries
- Black Death had
killed millions of
Christians ans
they were
divided by their
own rivalries
- The empire was very tolerant , foreigners were
treated well they were allowed to keep their
religion and customs as long as they paid a slightly
higher tax
- Reasons for the Ottoman
success : Strength of army, steel weapons, armour lighter but stonger.
- Pride of the
army :
Jannisaries
-handpicked
from the
Sultans
slaves
- Slaves were either captured or from the taxes on Christians
- To ensure
loyalty they
has to
convert to
Islam and
were not
allowed to
marry or own
property
- White head gear distinguished them
- White head gear distinguished them
- To ensure
loyalty they
has to
convert to
Islam and
were not
allowed to
marry or own
property
- Pride of the
army :
Jannisaries
-handpicked
from the
Sultans
slaves
- Reasons for the Ottoman
success : Strength of army, steel weapons, armour lighter but stonger.
- The empire depended on slavery
- The sultans servants, army, ministers and civil servants were
slaves
- Girls slaves were chosen for
beauty and intelligence once in the harem they may never leave
- The sultans servants, army, ministers and civil servants were
slaves
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