Bayezid I- (r.1389-1402) Ottoman ruler who started to besiege Constantinople in 1395. The Europeans saw him as a new threat to Christendom‚ and Hungary’s king led English‚ French‚ German‚ and Balkan knights in a crusade against the Turks. He defeated them at Nicopolis‚ and moved their capital from Bursa to France. If Bayezid had not defeated the Christians‚ the Ottoman Empire might not have taken Constantinople. The armies of Timur defeated him near Ankara in 1402 where he was taken prisoner and
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this point‚ with two capitals and two emperors. The Western Roman Empire came to an end first‚ after the abdication of Emperor Romulus Augustulus in 476 AD. The Eastern Roman Empire did not fall until 1000 years later‚ when the Turks invaded Constantinople in 1453
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Eastern Mediterranean & sometimes land in the Balkans • Their government was basically a continuation of the eastern Roman empire o They wanted to keep the Roman Legacy alive as well as contribute many of their own legacies- one of these being Constantinople‚ one of the greatest cities in the world at this time. • Started to spread into the Balkans and western Russia (lands that were never previously controlled) • Rise of Russia was assisted by the Byzantines (the most important “offspring”)
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the leading civilizations in the world. In 324‚ Constantine‚ the first Christian emperor‚ became the single ruler of the Roman Empire. He set up his Eastern headquarters at the ancient Greek colony of Byzantium in 330. This city‚ later renamed Constantinople‚ was also known as "new Rome." It became the capital of the Byzantines after the Roman Empire was divided. The empire made a significant impact on several civilizations with its use of the Greek language and education that extended on for great
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The disease spread from China to Turkey down through the Black Sea into Constantinople. Because of the plague‚ people’s salaries went down and the profit from agriculture went down. Also‚ in response to the plague‚ people went into promiscuity and abandoned what they needed to do to keep a responsible life going. Instead‚ they said
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Holy Land and the Christian Byzantine Empire. The Christian Crusades of the 11th through 13th centuries‚ waged in large part against Muslims‚ served only to widen the divide between the two faiths. Constantinople‚ the "New Rome" and the center of Eastern Orthodox Christianity‚ fell to the Turks in 1453 and has lived under Islamic rule ever since. In recent centuries‚ mutual distrust between Christians and Muslims has continued to grow. On the other hand‚ some have pointed out that the conflict
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it’s entirely up to you) a pencil and a pen. Please write your short answer identification questions in blue or black ink and write in complete sentences. Suleyman I (the Magnificent) Hürrem Jitza Fall of Constantinople (1453) Civil Service Exams Jesuit Matteo Ricci Emperor Kangxi Lord George Macartney Opium Wars The Tennis Court Oath Declaration of the Rights of Man Reign of Terror Toussaint L’Ouverture
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Taosim) 5th C B.C.E. - Greek Golden Age - philosophers. 323 B.C.E. - Alexander the Great 221 B.C.E. - Qin unified China 32 C.E. - Beginnings of Christianity 180 C.E. - end of Pax Romana 220 C.E. - end of Han Dynasty 333 - Roman capital moved to Constantinople 4th C - Beginning of Trans-Saharan Trade Routes 476 - Fall of Rome 527 - Justinian rule of Byzantine Empire 600-1450 632 - Rise of Islam 732 - Battle of Tours (end of Muslim move into France) 1054 - 1st Schism in Christian Church 1066 - Norman
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within; you get it by struggle and effort and thought.” -Napoleon Hill Part I- Read Chapter 19 Part II- Answer the following questions. (20 points) 1. What three factors led to the growth of the Ottoman Empire? 2. Why was the capture of Constantinople‚ in 1453‚ significant for both the Ottoman Turks and Europeans? 3. Looking at the map on page 532‚ describe the extent of the Ottoman Empire. 4. Who were the Janissaries? 5. Describe the Devshirme System. 6. Read Islamic Law and Ottoman Rule page
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At the head of the Ottoman Empire was the sultan‚ as they are called Islamic rulers who helped him viziers‚ ministers responsible for government tasks; While the rest of the population‚ a privileged group played government positions in the capital of the Empire one of its provinces‚ in the military or as a religious minister and others in various activities such as agriculture‚ livestock and trade. As cultural diversity Ottoman Empire (population up by pardons from different cultures‚ who speak several
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