Chapter 26 - Ottoman/Islamic Middle East during Industrial Era Flashcards
In part, the Ottoman crisis was brought on by a ________________ within a political and social order that was centered on the ___________
succession of weak rulers; sultan
Inactive or inept sultans opened the way for ___________
power struggles between ministers, religious experts, and commanders of Janissaries corps
Competition between elite factions _________ effective leadership
eroded
Ayan
local land-owning classes
How was the sultan cheated of a good portion of taxes?
Provincial officials colluding with the ayan
Why did the position of artisan workers in towns deteriorate?
competition from imported manufactures from Europe
What did the deterioration of the artisan workers lead to?
urban riots
____________ became more dependent on commercial dealings with European counterparts
Merchants (especially Jews and Christians)
In early 1700s, the _________ was the main beneficiary of Ottoman decadence
Austrian Habsburg dynasty
In the late 1700s, the _________ became the main threat to the Ottomans’ survival
Russian Empire
As Russians took Ottoman lands, the subject ____________ grew more and more restive under Ottoman rule
subject Christian peoples of the Balkans
By 1830 the Greeks had _______________
regained their independence from the Ottomans
In 1867 _____ had also gained freedom
Serbia
After the 1870’s, Istanbul was threatened by ________ armies or those of the newly formed ____________
Russian; Balkan states
How was Ottoman survival related to Europe?
European balance of power prevented any one from conquering Ottomans
Ultimately, Ottomans’ survival depended on _________
reforms from within
Ottoman reform was initiated by ________ and ________
sultans; their advisors
Ottoman reform was carried out in the _____
1800s
At each stage, reform initiatives __________ within ruling elite
increased tensions
Sultan Selim III
reforms aimed at improving administrative efficiency and building new army and navy
Selim was toppled by ______
a Janissary revolt
Mahmud II succeeded. True or false?
True
How did Mahmud succeed?
He secretly built a professional army, which easily cut down the Janissaries.
How did Mahmud pattern his reform?
On Western precedents, as opposed to the ulama Islamic strengthening
Tanzimat reforms
established Western-style university, state postal system, railways, legal reforms, constitution
Which groups were adversely affected by the reforms?
artisans
Which social group did not gain anything from the reforms?
women
Western-educated bureaucrats, military officers, and professionals saw the sultanate as __________
a major barrier to even more radical reforms and the full transformation of society
the new elites clashed with _________
conservative but powerful groups, such as ulama and ayan
Abdul Hamid
sultan who attempted to return to despotic absolutism
Abdul Hamid nullified the _____
constitution