Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
GUNPOWDER EMPIRES Land Empires Large, defensive, expensive Agriculture (not mercantilism or industry) Hard to control (rebellion) Centralized power – slow administration Islam, tax farming (unfair), forced labor
Osman I (Othman):
The Golden Age of the Ottomans
Mehmet II (“The Conqueror”)
The Ottoman Capital -- Constantinople
Fall of Constantinople: 1453
The End of the Byzantine Empire
Ottoman Empire – Constantinople becomes Istanbul Middle East, Egypt, Syria, Algeria, Tunis, Vienna
Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia - interior
Suleiman the Magnificent: ( ) Suleiman ’ s Signature
SuleSuleyman - defeated the Safavids, made laws Greatest extent of power – forced tribute DEVSHIRME SYSTEM - Christian boys as elite soldiers (Janissaries)…brought Christians into fold
HEIGHT OF POWER Istanbul: Cosmopolitan city Osmanli-speaking Military service gets benefits (tax-exempt and land grants) Islamic Common people are RAYA (flock)
Blue Mosque
Blue Mosque - interior
Prayer Rug, 16c Ottoman Empire
Qur’an Page: The Angel Gabriel Visits Muhammad
Collection of Taxes in Suleiman’s Court
Conversations Between Muslims & Christians
Scholars at the Galata Observatory (Suleiman’s Constantinople), 1557
Janissaries
The Ottoman Empire During the 16 c
OTTOMAN DECLINE Military costs increase Inflation goes up and people not paid enough REBELLION Janissaries demand changes (marriage, hiring mercenaries) – military readiness goes down By 1750….in economic, military decline – EUROPE CONTROLS THEM!