Agenda

Quiz… 1. How did Janissaries assist in the Ottoman Turk’s military conquests? 2. What is a caliph? 3. Why was the Ottoman empire referred to as a “gunpowder empire”? 4. The majority of Ottomans practiced the religion of ____________, and (tolerated/did not tolerate) the practice of other religions. 5. How were women treated differently in the Ottoman empire than elsewhere? 6. List two things that contributed to the downfall of the Ottoman empire?

Quiz Answers… 1. An elite guard, the Janissaries were well-trained soldiers who served the sultan and assisted the Ottomans in spreading control throughout the Balkans. 2. A defender of the Muslim faith and a successor to Muhammad 3. Empire’s success was largely due to its mastery of the technology of firearms. 4. Islam/tolerated 5. Women could own and inherit property, could not be forced to marry and in some cases could even seek divorce. Some held senior official status in the government. 6. Increased corruption, less training of officials, economic problems, trade imbalance, lack of investment in manufacturing.

After conquering other people’s land, how should the conquerors rule? 8.3, Big quiz tomorrow!