Daijah McFadden

OTTOMAN EMPIRE

Byzantine Empire faced a threat from the Ottomans. They migrated from central Asia to Asia minor.

1453, Ottomans surrounded the capital of Constantinople.

Ottoman cannons allowed attackers to break in and capture the city of Constantinople’s

They then changed the name of the city to Istanbul & made it the ancient Christian city, the capital of their Muslims.

Rise Of The Ottoman Empire

GeographyAt the northeast end

of the Mediterranean sea in Southeast Europe and Southwest Asia

North of Black sea and west to Aegean Sea

SocialOttoman Empire

ruled a large area that included many diverse people and religions

There are four social classes and two top classes

4 Social ClassesMen of Pen (Scientist,

Lawyers, Doctors, Judges)

Men of Sword (Military Personnel)

Men of Negotiation (Merchants, Artists, Tax Collectors)

Men of Husbandry (Farmers, Herders )

Millets: non- Muslims who practiced their religion freely (Armenians, Greeks, Jews)

Janissaries: non- Muslim boys who were passed over to the gov’t for military service

Social Continues………Top 2 Classes

PoliticalRepublican

Parliamentary Democracy

Part of Cambridge Studies In Islamic Civilization

Administrative Divisions…

EyaletVilayetSanjak

Governors…Byler-beySanjak-bey

Religion Ottomans Empire

was full of…. Islam

Christianity

Judaism

It was Multi-Culturalism

IntellectualOttomans Empire

knowledge is based on rich heritage of previous Islamic tradition.

TechnologyCannonsPotteryGunsKnives

The goods traded were:Silk and other clothMuskRhubarbPorcelain from ChinaSpices such as pepperDyestuffs such as indigo

Economy

Problems developed within the Ottoman Empire

Poor leadership and corruption

They were cut off from global trade routes which limited cultural diffusion and new ideas

European nations began to industrialize while Ottomans remained an agricultural society

Decline of The Ottoman Empire

Religious PluralismMulti- CulturalismArtistic DevelopmentsArchitectural WondersOutstanding Military Techniques

Major Contributes….Concepts & Achievements

Today, Ottoman Empire is now called Turkey.

In the year of 2013, there was a conversation with Obama, about bringing back the Ottoman Empire.

In 2013, Obama supposedly has created “a new Ottoman Empire”.

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