addition to creating a religious backbone‚ the Turks had a very strong army that conquered many rivaling nations before‚ during‚ and after the time frame around that of the European Crusades. Lastly‚ the Turks were the only people who built the Ottoman empire‚ and influenced the long lasting rule that it had over the course on hundreds and thousands of years. 2. Significant People: Name: Laurah Baker Answer: One famous person from Turkey would be St. Nicholas‚ he lived in Myra‚ Lycia. He was
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position. The emperor took the name Meiji enlightened rule as his reign name; this event was known as the Meiji Restoration. 3. Tanzimat Reforms of the Ottomans The Tanzimat was a series of governmental reforms between 1839 and 1876 that sought to centralize and rationalize Ottoman rule and capture more tax revenues for the military defense of the empire. The Tanzimat period is usually associated with particular personalities in the central government: the sultans Abdülmecit II and Abdülaziz‚ and the
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476 - The fall of the Roman Empire. Rome had ruled much of Europe. Now much of the land would fall into confusion as local kings and rulers tried to grab power. This is the start of the Dark Ages or the Middle Ages. 481 - Clovis becomes King of the Franks. Clovis united most of the Frankish tribes that were part of Roman Province of Gaul. 570 - Muhammad‚ prophet of Islam is born. 732 - Battle of Tours. The Franks defeat the Muslims turning back Islam from Europe. 800 - Charlemagne‚ King of the
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systems include roads‚ canals‚ and railroads. The construction of transportation systems was made to improve movement of people‚ goods‚ and ideas. Transportation systems promote communication‚ and unification and administration. The Roman and Incan Empires created many roads for transportation. However‚ after the Industrial Revolution‚ many railroad systems were introduced in which many people traded and communicated easily. Societies used roads to promote commerce and trade but railroads became the
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World War I broke out in 1914. It would claim the lives of 37 million people and destroy 4 empires‚ the Austro-Hungarian‚ German‚ Ottoman and the Russian. Two major alliances dominated Europe prior the outbreak of war‚ Britain‚ France and Russia formed the Triple Entente whilst Germany‚ Austro-Hungary and Italy the Triple Alliance. When war came about in 1914 America‚ Romania‚ Japan and later on Italy all sided with the Entente‚ whilst Turkey and Bulgaria sided with the Alliance‚ each country had
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In the early 20th century‚ the Ottoman Empire began to take a serious decline. The empire’s inability to move into the modern society and the vast amount of land that was lost in Africa and Europe hindered its growth and prosperity compared to other countries. In 1908‚ the Young Turks‚ a new political group‚ revolted and took command of the country. They viewed the Armenians as nothing more than obstructions to their goal of a singular society. For the Armenians‚ this was nothing new. Even before
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political‚ and religious factors‚ launched a major turning point in world history. The economy of late fifteenth century played an important role in European conquest. The Ottoman capture of Constantinople in 1453 caused Europeans to turn to sub-Saharan Africa to supply their demand for slaves. In addition‚ the Muslim Ottoman Turks controlled the eastern Mediterranean‚ which brought about the discovery of new sea routes. The search for gold‚ as well as the desire to discover an overseas route to
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Describe the role played by European imperialism in the emergence of the modern Middle East from the decay/division of the Ottoman Empire. Discuss the impact of Western concepts of nationalism‚ capitalism‚ and socialism on traditional Islamic culture. How did the Islamic world respond/react to Western influences? Use SPECIFIC examples as illustrations. Mohammad Ali used French advisors to build European style army‚ increase tax revenues by expanding irrigation‚ infrastructure and establishing factories
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which consisted of Germany‚ Austria – Hungary‚ and the Ottoman Empire. Although not every country had all of the same actions and motives‚ World War I was a struggle based primarily on imperialism and nationalism‚ which led to geographical competitions‚ thoughts of cultural superiority‚ political differences between countries and economic growth and decay. World War I was a time of Imperialism. Imperialism is the building up of one’s “empire” to as big as the country could. That meant building up
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trade? 3) How involved was Arabic trade after 1100 in the world market? 4) After the fall of the Abbasid Caliphate who replaced them in control of the Arabic world? 5) Why were the Ottomans never able to expand very far? What was their main concerns? 6) What area represented a new conquest for the Ottoman Empire? 7) Did Turkish rulers did not promote maritime trade as vigorously as had the Arabs? Why or why not? 8) Which civilization first attempted to fill the commercial vacuum created by
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