Chapter 20 Study Guide The Muslim Empires The following terms‚ people‚ and events are important to your understanding of the chapter. Take notes over the concepts listed below answering the following questions for each concept: Who? (when needed) Where?‚ What?‚ Why?‚ How?‚ and historical significance. Definitions are not sufficient. Definitions alone will earn a daily grade no higher than 50%. Ottomans Mehmed II Janissaries Vizier Safavid Dynasty Sail al-Din (Saladin) Red Heads
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40. The Ottoman Empire Why was the ‘Ottoman Empire’ the ‘sick man of Europe’ at the end of the nineteenth century – and was this judgement justified? Through an analysis of the Ottoman Empire at the end of the nineteenth century it can be seen that the country was immensely unstable due to a vast array of events. These events fall under social‚ political‚ religious and economic categories and range in time from as early as the sixteenth century to the later years of the nineteenth century. The
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ISLAMIC EXPANDTION early Islamic Empire expanded due to conquest. As stated from Al-Biladuri‚ “The Battle of the Yarmuk (636)” “Muslim forces took control of Syria in 636 CE when they fought the Eastern Roman Empire (which included Greece)...” The Muslims were able to expand to/conquer Syria after the battle against the Eastern Roman Empire. Another way that the Islamic Empire expanded due to conquest is that many of conquered non-believers began to turn to the Islamic Religion. As stated from
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Greatest World Civilization The Mughal Empire was the best of its time because of its welcoming civilization‚ which included forward thinking. The Empire was located in what is today’s Afghanistan‚ Bangladesh‚ India‚ and Pakistan. Their main religion was Islam with a population of 145 million in the year 1650. Their empire was so successful because of their strong economy‚ advanced education and their leaders who enforced very fair rules. Their economy lead to the advancement of their strong military
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military skills prevent the Ottomans from taking over Albania? Extended Essay Ms. S. Shimens May 2012 Word Count: 3987 Abstract George Kastrioti‚ also known as Skanderbeg‚ was a 15th century Albanian leader. Born in 1405 to the noble Kastrioti family‚ he was raised in a village in Dibra. As a young child‚ he was taken hostage by Sultan Murad II and as a result‚ he fought for the Ottoman Empire as a General. In one of his
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Religion The Arab empire and the holy Roman Roman empire are two of the most important empires in history. Religion has a big influence on these two empires. The Arab empire main religion is Islam. People who follow Islam are called Muslims. Muslims believe in only one god called Allah. The word Islam means “peace”. Prophet Muhammad is considered a prophet and a man like all other men. Allah sent him as his final revelation. Islam has five pillars: Belief‚ prayer‚ charity‚ fasting‚ and pilgrimage
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the Ottoman Empire The decline of the Ottoman Turks Empire despite the interventions to save it has always attracted the attention of historians. The decline which started in the second half of the 19th century is believed to have been as a result of conflicting political and social aspect in the empire as well as the economic situation of the empire. This led to the dismissal of the ottoman rulers by the Europeans as competent rulers who could lead the empire to modernization. The empire was faced
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Retrenchment and recovery: AD 1402 - 1481 The Ottoman domain shrinks drastically after Bayazid’s defeat and capture by Timur in 1402. The many small emirs of Turkey reassert their independence‚ as do the Balkan states. The three sons of Bayazid are left with only the family’s central territories round the southern and western sides of the sea of Marmara. They fight each other in a civil war which is won by the youngest‚ Mehmed I‚ in 1413. From this unpromising position‚ the son and grandson
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The Muslim Empires Since the beginning‚ all empires have faced change in many ways‚ declining and rising in status. Many empires have collapsed‚ only to start again under a different name. Like all empires‚ the three Muslim Empires‚ the Ottomans‚ Safavids‚ and Mughals have faced this inevitable state. Although each individual empire is different‚ they each have similarities in their reasons for decline. Whether it is social‚ religious‚ economic‚ or political reasons‚ the empires‚ like many others
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All over the world empires have arisen‚ they are unique‚ different‚ and in some ways the same. How they came to be is always an interesting tale‚ from the very first people who had a vision for the future to the more recent ones who take care of that vision. The large centers in the world now were once just the beginnings of a village or small town. And in similar ways the Ottoman and Spanish empires were built up‚ but there are many differences between the two. Both the Ottomans and the Spanish used
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