Muslim World 1400s 1700s The Ottomans Insert your

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Directions: Use pages 506 -511 to answer the questions about each empire on the slides that follow. delete this slide at end

Standards addressed: SSWH 4 e. Explain the Ottoman Empire’s role in the decline of Byzantium and the capture of Constantinople in 1453 CE. SSWH 12 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.

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. 508 + analysis of location on a map]

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]

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.

List the three most significant successes of the Ottoman Empire [http: //www. bbc. co. uk/religions/islam/history/ottomanempire_1. shtml]

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?

Use internet links below to answer the following questions. Right click link and hit “open hyperlink”) http: //www. theottomans. org/english/art_culture/index. asp http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Culture_of_the_Ottoman_Empire#Architecture 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? Ottoman Art and Architecture(search internet to find 3 examples)

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