1. THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE DOMINATES THE MUSLIM WORLD 1300-1700AD

2. TURKS MOVE INTO BYZANTIUM ANATOLIAN TURKS – GHAZIS-WARRIORS FOR ISLAM FORM MILITARY SOCIETIES UNDER EMIR – CHIEF COMMANDER FOLLOW A STRICT ISLAMIC CODE OF CONDUCT OSMAN=OTHMAN – PEOPLE WHO FOLLOW HIM=OTTOMANS SUCCESSFUL=GUNPOWER & CANNONS

3. 5 PILLARS OF ISLAM

4. NEW TURKISH EMPIRE ON THE RISE ORKAN I=SULTAN=OVERLORD =ONE WITH POWER BATTLE OF ARDIANOPLE 1361=2 ND LARGEST CI OTTOMAN RULE=WISE 1.ALLOWED LOCAL RULE 2.SEEN AS AN IMPROVEMENT 3.MANDATORY SERVICE IN ARMY 4.ISLAMIC & TAX CONTRIBUTIONS

5. RISE TO POWER BRIEFLY INTERRUPTED TIMUR THE LAME=TAMERLANE SAMARKAND FROM CENTRAL ASIA KNOWN FOR 3 THINGS 1.LEG WOUND 2.BURNED BAGDAD 3.BATTLE OF ANKARA 1402 OTTOMAN EMPIRE EXPANSION HALTED

6. MEHMET II CONQUERS CONSTANTINOPLE MEHMET I DEFEAT BROTHERS – COMMON SON DEEPER INTO EUROPE MEHMED II/THE CONQUEROR “GIVE ME CONSTANTINOPLE”= BATTLE 1453 STRATEGY OF CHAIN OF SHIPS AND USE OF CANNON OPENED CITY=NEW CITIZENS=ALL RELIGIONS REBUILT-”ISTANBUL”

7. SELIM THE GRIM EXPANSION INTO PERSIA SOUTH TO SYRIA AND PALESTINE INTO NORTH AFRICA RESPONSIBLE FOR MECCA=FIRST HOLY CITY ON EARTH MEDINA=CITY OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD TOOK CAIRO=INTELLECTUAL CENTER OF MUSLIM WORLD