Empires have risen and fallen due to the exchange of power resulting from land and sea disputes. As a new empire settles in and establishes new rules‚ the fundamentals of normal operation are thrown off and other countries are forced to adapt. Often times these changes bring new opportunities for education and discovery. Deviations from the norm causes people to think in different ways‚ opening up new opportunities for people to grow and succeed. The change in power that resulted from the fall
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heels of the Mongol destruction of Islam’s most important city and capital of the Abbasid Empire‚ Baghdad‚ eliminated Islam’s old political order. Nonetheless‚ these two catastrophes prepared the way for new Islamic states to emerge. Of these‚ the Ottoman‚ the Safavid‚ and the Mughal dynasties ultimately grew powerful enough to become empires themselves. The most powerful‚ the Ottoman Empire‚ occupied the pivotal area between Europe and Asia. They embraced a Sunni view of Islam‚
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The Ottoman Empire is one of the largest and longest lived of the great empires of the Middle East. The Ottoman Empire survived for more than four centuries until it was finally dismantled at the end of World War I in 1918. The Ottoman Empire provides a direct link from the early modern period. At its height of power‚ the Ottoman Empire controlled a huge amount of territory‚ in the Middle East‚ North Africa and southeastern Europe including Greece‚ Hungary‚ the Balkans‚ Romania and Bulgaria. The
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OTTOMAN EMPIRE: 1.The Ottoman Empire was the Islamic world’s most important empire in the early modern period 2. long conflict (1534–1639) between Sunni Ottomans and Shia Safavids 3. the Ottoman Empire was the site of a significant cross-cultural encounter a. in Anatolia‚ most of the conquered Christians converted to Islam b. in the Balkans‚ Christian subjects mostly
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THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE Introduction The Ottoman Empire was the one of the largest and longest lasting Empires in history. It was an empire inspired and sustained by Islam‚ and Islamic institutions. It replaced the Byzantine Empire as the major power in the Eastern Mediterranean. The Ottoman Empire reached its height under Suleiman the Magnificent (reigned 1520-66)‚ when it expanded to cover the Balkans and Hungary‚ and reached the gates of Vienna. The Empire began to decline after being defeated
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Compare & Contrast: Mughal India and Ottoman Empire I. Government A. Leaders A1. Akbar the Great - Mughal Empire Ai. More successful Ai(i). Reason - Consolidated rule Aii. Hierarchy of power Aiii. Tolerance A2. Suleiman the Magnificent - Ottoman Empire Ai. Less successful Aii. Reign of him marked the golden ages (Same with Mughal Empire) Aii(i). Death → Downfall of the empire (Same with Mughal Empire) B. Government Structure - Islamic & Local
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The Janissaries and the Millet System: Keystones of the Ottoman Empire Matteo McDonnell Atlantic Communities I Ms. Ford 5/20/13 The Ottoman Empire was a Muslim state spanning from Austria to the Persian Gulf‚ from Russia to Egypt. It was formed at the end of the thirteenth century by Osman I‚ expanded through the conquest of the Byzantine Empire‚ and lasted for over 600 years. It was dissolved after it lost (along with Germany and Austria-Hungary) to the western allies in the First World
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In 1908‚ a small group of Ottoman revolutionaries popularly known as the “Young Turks” came to power. The Young Turks consisted of young army officers‚ and students. These young men overthrew Sultan Abdul Hamid‚ and ingrained a more constitutional government. Firstly‚ the Armenian population was hopeful that they would have an equal new state. This hope quickly died out. The Armenians learned what the Young Turks wanted most of all. This was to “Turkify” the empire. This means that non- Turks and
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Name:______________ Period:_____________ Unit 4 Homework Packet Periodic Table (70 pts) Historical Background of the Periodic Table (pp. 113-116) 1. What did John Newlands contribute to the Periodic Table? 2. List three ideas Mendeleev used to design the modern Periodic Table. (3) a. b. c. 3. How did Moseley modify the Periodic Table? Characteristics of the Periodic Table (pp. 117-122) 4. Do the periods of the table go horizontal or vertical across the table? 5. Do the groups of the
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The Ottoman Empire joined World War I in search to save themselves and avoid risk of destruction‚ but the exact opposite happened to them causing their ultimate downfall. The Ottoman Empire began in the year 1299. The empire stood for about 600 years and was established by Turkish tribes in Anatolia‚ Turkey. The name “Ottoman” came from the founding Turkman chief‚ Osman the first. Osman founded the dynasty and the empire around the year 1300. Overtime‚ the Ottoman Empire would continue to progress
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