1. 1400’s-1700’s Muslim World The Ottomans [Insert your name here]
by: _________________________

2. Directions: Use pages 506-511 to answer the questions about each empire on the slides that follow.
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3. Standards addressed:
SSWH4 e. Explain the Ottoman Empire’s role in the decline of Byzantium and the capture of Constantinople in 1453 CE.
SSWH12 The student will examine the origins and contributions of the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires.
a. Describe the geographical extent of the Ottoman Empire during the rule of Suleyman the Magnificent, the Safavid Empire during the reign of Shah Abbas I, and the Mughal Empire during the reigns of Babur and Akbar.
b. Explain the ways in which these Muslim empires influenced religion, law, and the arts in their parts of the world.

4. Ottoman Empire origins
1. Who were the Ottomans? (area from or ethnicity) (p.507)
2. What is so crucial about the geographical location of Constantinople that made it so desirable to everyone, including the Ottomans? [p analysis of location on a map]

5. Ottoman Empire geography
Post a map of the geographical extent of Ottoman Empire under Suleyman [use internet]
The Ottoman Empire includes what modern day countries? [use internet: compare current world map and map of Suleyman’s Empire]

6. Ottoman Empire law and government Suleiman the Lawgiver
What religion provided the basis of law in the Ottoman Empire [p. 510]
What were millets and how integral do you think they were to Ottoman success? [p. 510]
Why do you think Suleiman was given the name “lawgiver”? [Read “History Makers” box on p. 510]
List some of Suleiman’s accomplishments.
law and government
Suleiman
the Lawgiver

7. Of the Ottoman Empire SUCCESSES
List the three most significant successes of the Ottoman Empire [
SUCCESSES

8. Ottoman Empire religion
The Ottoman sultan had his own personal elite military force loyal to him alone known as the janissaries. What religion were the janissaries? What were there religious origins?
Why would Christian parents want their sons to be taken by the Muslim sultan?

9. Ottoman Art and Architecture(search internet to find 3 examples)
Ottoman Empire
Use internet links below to answer the following questions. Right click link and hit “open hyperlink”)
Identify elements used in Ottoman art and architecture that were borrowed from other cultures
What different forms of art were made by the Ottomans? (ceramics? carpets?)
What type of religious structure was commonly built in the Ottoman Empire?
art
Ottoman Art and Architecture(search internet to find 3 examples)

10. Of the Ottoman Empire Decline
Briefly explain the decline of the Ottoman Empire and the legacy it left behind.
Decline