1450-1750 Flashcards
Where was the geography of the Ottoman Empire?
Turkey, but at its peak North Africa to Southern Russia and from Hungary to the south of the Red Sea
What was the time period of the Ottoman Empire?
1299-19….
Where was the capital of the Ottoman Empire?
Constantinople along the Bosporus Strait
What major events occurred in the Ottoman Empire?
Founded, Setback, Reunification, Created Capital, Conquering
- Founded 1299 by Osman
- 1402 Timur defeated the Ottomans
- Mehmed reunified the nation
- 1453 Constantinople was bypassed by Mehmed 2
- 1683 lay hands on the capital of Austrian Habsburg
What cause the downfall of the Ottoman Empire?
- Vague political succession
- Too large of an empire
- Lands lost to enemies
- Corruption among officials
- Peasant uprising
- Weak sultans
Who were the leaders of the Ottoman Empire?
Osman
Mehmed
Mehmed 2
What was the Ottoman Empire’s art?
- Varied greatly from one province to the next
- marble palaces pleasure gardens elaborate court
What is the language of the Ottoman Empire?
Turkish language
What is religion of the Ottoman Empire?
- Mix between Muslim and non-Muslim populations
- Cathedral at St Sophia converted into one of the greatest mosques
- New mosques built throughout the city
- Founded and extended to spread Islam through Jihad
- Sunni Muslim
What was the technology of the Ottoman Empire?
Firearms and seige warfare
What was the economy and trade of the Ottoman Empire?
- Muslim Jewish and Christian photo groups
- Constantinople was the center of trade
- Economy geared toward warfare and expansion
- Government involved in the economy
What was the social structure of the Ottoman Empire?
- Janissaries- forcibly conscripted adolescents
- Sultan- absolute monarchy
- Guilds more clearly monitored by gov
- Sizeable merchant class
- Sultans sons became generals
- Bureaucracy headed by a powerful grand Vizier
Where was the Mughal Empire?
India
