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Islamic Empires
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The Decline of the Caliphates 1055-Seljuk Turks invade Middle East from Central Asia Adopt Islam, keep the caliph as a figurehead 1258-Mongols sack Baghdad, advance stopped by the Mamluks of Egypt Late 1300s-Tamerlane sweeps through the Middle East
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The Ottoman Empire By the 13 th century, the Turks form an empire called the Ottoman Empire The empire was ruled by a sultan Sultan means power or authority Sultan had political authority, but not religious authority The first ruler of the Ottomans was Osman, or Uthman in Arabic
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Ottoman Warfare The Ottoman soldiers were very well trained One type of soldier was a janissary, or new soldier They were captured Christians who were property of the Sultan Most converted to Islam Extremely feared warriors The Ottomans were one of the first empires to use gunpowder in warfare
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Ottoman Expansion The Ottomans expanded their empire very quickly Their biggest goal was Constantinople, the capital of the crumbling Byzantine Empire Constantinople was a great trade center and the “Gateway to Europe”
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Constantinople
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Constantinople’s Defenses Constantinople had been under Byzantine (Christian) rule for 750 years The city had a great fortress and was surrounded by water on three sides It had three very thick defensive walls The city had survived 22 sieges
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The Defeat of Constantinople Sultan Mehmet II hired an engineer named Urban to build a cannon that could smash the walls Urban built the “Royal One,” 26 feet long, could fire a 1200 pound cannon ball one mile With the help of the cannon, the Ottomans conquered Constantinople in 1453
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Changes Mehmet II entered the Hagia Sophia church, prayed to Allah, and made the church into a mosque Mehmet renamed the city Istanbul- “Into the City”
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Suleiman the Magnificent The greatest Ottoman ruler was Suleiman “The Magnificent” He pushed the Ottoman Empire all the way to the walls of Vienna, Austria Under Suleiman, the Ottomans ruled the world’s greatest empire
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Ottoman Culture Ottoman law was based on sharia, or Islamic law Society was divided into classes Men of the Sword-Soldiers, sultan’s bodyguard Men of the Pen-Scientists, lawyers, poets Men of Negotiation-Merchants, tax collectors Men of Husbandry-Farmers and herders Empire included Christians, Jews, and Muslims; non Muslims had to pay a tax.
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Decline After Suleiman’s death, the empire began to decline Infighting and attacks by Europeans weakened it The Ottomans supported Germany during World War I and lost, ending the empire The Ottoman Empire was replaced by modern Turkey
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Modern Turkey Turkey was created under a leader named Kemal Ataturk Ataturk ruthlessly executed opponents, but made many advances for Turkey Separation of church and state Emphasis on education Women’s rights Health care Today, Turkey is one of the few democratic countries in the Middle East
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Safavid Empire Muslim empire in present day Iran Ruled by a Shah Great trading empire, centered around the capital city of Isfahan The empire established Shia Islam in Iran
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