foundation of ottoman empire Flashcards
1
Q
Osman
A
a leader of turks that left after the mongols conquered persia
- he made a small, independent state in anatolia
- he gained more and more followers called ottomans
2
Q
what did the ottomans conquer
A
the balkan peninsula
-and byzantine empire
3
Q
sultan mehmed II
A
conquered Constantinople
-renamed it istanbul
