Decline Ottomans Flashcards

1
Q

They were a ___empire

A

gunpowder

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2
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Background: where did they capture in 1453

A

Constantinople

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3
Q

Who was the greatest sultan (king?) what did he do to his brothers

A

suleiman the magnificent

kill them

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4
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Who are the Janissaries

A

loyal group of followers to Sulieman

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5
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What batte did Janissaries win in?

A

battle of Mohacs in Hungary

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6
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Where were the ottomans stopped? (Halted?)

who did they lose to?

A

Vienna, Austria

Charles V

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7
Q

where did all women stay?

A

Harems

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8
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Harems

A

the separate part of a Muslim household reserved for wives, concubines, and female servants

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9
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What did the ottomans follow? were they tolerant?

A

Koran and tolerant

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10
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What was the affect of tolerance? were people succesful?

A

many different groups

yes!!!

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11
Q

how connected were the ottomons to the rest of Europe?

A

they did not communicate with them, they did not translate european textsinto arabic/turkish

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12
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did ottomans acquire language skills for europe?

A

no

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13
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What important battle did Ottomans lose in?

A

Battle of Lepato

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14
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what was the battle of lepato 1571

A

naval battle with spain

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15
Q

why did they lose the war?

A

they were too big and diverse

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16
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why didn’t ottomans want to look towards Europe?

A

wnated traditional ways

17
Q

Who wanted independence from Ottomans ?

A

ethnic groups

18
Q

What hurt them in terms of royal

A

fighting amongst royalty

19
Q

What war did ottomans get revived in?

A

30 year war

20
Q

In 1683, where did Ottomans halt again?

A

Vienna

21
Q

What was the treaty of Calowitz and its impact

who was it aken by

A

Marks the end of Ottoman control in mich of Central Europe with their first major territorial losses after centuries of expansion

hapsburgs, Russia

22
Q

What was the probelm with Janessaries and weapons

A

They became soft

weapons became absolete (old fashioned)

23
Q

What were some external problems

A

rebellions, russia attacking around the Black sea to get ports

24
Q

Why was the ottoman empire descibed as “sick man of europe”

A

it was at a time of difficulty