THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
Where did the Ottomans come from?
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Name came from “_____________________” a leader of a western Anatolian nomadic group who
began expansionistic moves in the 14th century
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Translation? __________________________________________________________________________________________
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Gradually these nomads took over Anatolia and became the border between _________________
and ______________________________________________________
Expansion
 To ____________________________________________
 Janissaries: ______________________________________________
Recruited from local __________________________________ population, converted to ____________________
and trained as _____________________________ to serve the _______________.
 Ottoman rulers claimed the title of _______________________________
 Firearms
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Devshirme
 Christian youths ___________________________ (sometimes ____________________) by the Ottoman
agents and recruited for the ________________________________________ and ___________________________
Converted to ___________________________
The brightest ____________ entered the ____________________________________ and were trained for
_______________________________________
The others were sent to ___________________________________ and were trained for
________________________________ = Janissaries
How did Janissaries help the Sultan?
 The Janissaries were __________________________________________ and lived a _________________________
life as they were trained as ______________________________ and given positions of ________________.
 In return the were completely __________________________ to the Sultan
 This ___________________________________ from rising up to _________________________ the sultan’s
power
The Fall of Constantinople
 Ottomans moved into the ____________________________________________
 Constantinople was renamed _______________________________
____________________________ cleaned up the city and began many building mosques, markets, water
fountains, baths, and other public facilities
____________________ vs __________________
Cannons
_________________________
_____________ months
Sultan Mehmet II
 Was one of the ____________________________________
 Called the ____________________ (the _________________________________)
 During his rule all of ____________________________________________ was brought under his
control and the ____________________________ Empire was ___________________________
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 Who was Mehmet II? Mention all his characteristics. What did he accomplish? How did he
want to be remembered as?
 What did he offer to Constantine XI?
 What was the prophecy about Constantinople?
Moving to Istanbul
 Mehmet II encouraged people to _______________________________________________
______________________ people from the Ottoman territories with ____________________ and
________________
Sultan Selim I
 _________________________ took control of ______________________________, ___________________ and
_____________________________.
 He declared himself as the new _________________________ and ____________________________ to
________________________________.
Conquered _____________________ and ___________________________
Killed _________________________ for ______________________
Nature of the Ottoman Empire
 “_______________________________________”
Mastery of _________________________________________
 Sultan: ___________________________ and ____________________________ supreme ________________________
_____________________ ownership
 ________________________________: Chief minister that led __________________________________________.
 ______________________: Group of _____________________________________________________.
Administered _______________________ for ___________________________
 Draw social pyramid:
The Dark Side of Palace Life
 Sultans had many _____________________, and so there were many _______________.
 When the Sultan died, the ________________ to the throne would ___________________________ his
brothers and then ________________ them after producing an ____________________. Killing
your brother is called _________________________________.
 The brothers would be __________________________________ with a silken cord.
 This practice was introduced by _______________________________ and was abandoned in the
1600s when the sultan decided to put his brothers in jail for life instead.
Suleiman “The Magnificent”
 Built palaces, mosques, schools, libraries, hospitals, roads, bridges, etc.
 Cultural ______________________ (pax Ottomanica) – literary, artistic, and scientific
achievements
Suleiman “The Law Giver”
 ________________________________________
 ______________________ the government
 ___________________________ the budget
 Reinforced _______________________________
 Executed _______________
 Selim II (only living son succeeded him)
The fate of the conquered
 Conversion to ___________________________
 non-Muslims formed _________________________________________ and were allowed to keep
their ________________ (__________________ or __________________________) as long as they paid a
________________).
 Local officials were replaced by _____________________________________________________
Turkish Coffeehouses
 During Ottoman times coffeehouses were places where men would come together and
___________________________________________.
 They first opened as a place for people to _______________ before going into the
________________________ for prayer and soon became a place where _______________ would
meet outside of the home.
 _______________________________________ started having “their” own coffeehouse; where
people in their society would go to ______________ important ___________________ and
____________.
 Coffee’s history in Turkey began in the ________________________________ and is traditionally
made by boiling very fine coffee powder.
 Traditionally served in small cups and drank __________________________
Islam and modesty
 Women resided in _________________________________ in the ______________________
 More liberty than with Arabic empires, could…
____________________________
____________________________
The harem
 ___________________ place, ________________________, place of _______________, __________________, and
______________________________________________
 Private quarters of the ______________________________ – not visited by non-family members
(female visitors were allowed, but not common)
 Boys remained with their ___________________________ in the harem until the ages of _________