How Did The Ottoman Empire Influence The Byzantine Empire
The Ottoman Empire was one of the most powerful empires during the 15th and 16th centuries. In 1453, the conquest of Constantinople gave the Ottoman Empire control over what had been the Byzantine Empire. The conquering of Constantinople gave the Ottoman’s control of the Balkans. The Ottomans next large conquest was the Arab world. “With the rise of Mehmet II, called “the Conqueror (Fatih) , the Ottomans began a new era of conquest that extended the empire’s rule ... over the lands of the Islamic caliphates in the Middle East and through much of North Africa” (Shaw 55). Mehmet II’s dream was to conquer Constantinople. Selim I rose into power hoping to restore Mehmet II’s policies of conquest, “Selim I came to the throne with an ambition to
restore Mehmet II’s energetic policies of conquest and in fact to achieve Mehmet’s goal of establishing a world empire” (Shaw 79).
In the book, many sources are used. One controversial claim about the Turkish-Armenian controversy is not verified or discredited. Many sources are listed in the back of the book with the other bibliographical information, but some sources are listed as notes at the end of each chapter. The author is getting their information mainly from books and articles written about the the Ottoman Empire after it has “left its mark on history”.
The main idea of this book is to describe in detail not only how the Ottoman Empire affected the people within its own empire, but also on a greater scale, how the conquests of the Ottoman empire affected the countries around them such as France, Russia, England, and Austria in political, social, and economic ways. The author tries to tell the reader that the Ottoman Empire was a living, changing society that was controlled by the Sultan.
There are a multitude of reasons to why I enjoyed this book so much. I enjoy the amount of detail that was written about the empire of the sultans as a living, changing society and how the Ottoman presence had a significant impact on the military, economic, and diplomatic aspirations of countries around them. Even though my book was long and profoundly in-depth, it had a chronological pattern of organization that made the book easier to read and understand. This book was worth reading because it will help me greatly in the term paper process. My book provided me with lots of reliable information relating to the specific topic that I have chosen for my term paper.
restore Mehmet II’s energetic policies of conquest and in fact to achieve Mehmet’s goal of establishing a world empire” (Shaw 79).
In the book, many sources are used. One controversial claim about the Turkish-Armenian controversy is not verified or discredited. Many sources are listed in the back of the book with the other bibliographical information, but some sources are listed as notes at the end of each chapter. The author is getting their information mainly from books and articles written about the the Ottoman Empire after it has “left its mark on history”.
The main idea of this book is to describe in detail not only how the Ottoman Empire affected the people within its own empire, but also on a greater scale, how the conquests of the Ottoman empire affected the countries around them such as France, Russia, England, and Austria in political, social, and economic ways. The author tries to tell the reader that the Ottoman Empire was a living, changing society that was controlled by the Sultan.
There are a multitude of reasons to why I enjoyed this book so much. I enjoy the amount of detail that was written about the empire of the sultans as a living, changing society and how the Ottoman presence had a significant impact on the military, economic, and diplomatic aspirations of countries around them. Even though my book was long and profoundly in-depth, it had a chronological pattern of organization that made the book easier to read and understand. This book was worth reading because it will help me greatly in the term paper process. My book provided me with lots of reliable information relating to the specific topic that I have chosen for my term paper.