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the ottoman empire
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| who were the "warriors for islam" and what was their job. | Ghazis(anatolian turks). formed military societies under the leadership of an emir, chief commander and followed a strict islamic code of conduct |
| who was the most successful ghazi and founder of the ottoman empire | osman |
| what peninsula did the ottomans build their muslim state | anatolia |
| what replaced the archers on horseback in the empire | musket-carrying foot soldiers |
| the ottomans were the first to use what weapon as an offensive weapon | cannons |
| define sultan | "overlord" or " one with power" |
| what was the 2nd most important city in the byzantine empire | adrianople |
| where the ottomans tolerant of the people they conquered. | yes bc they taxed them |
| what branch of islam where the ottomans | sunni |
| if you were a non-muslim living in the ottoman empire, you didnt have to serve in the empire, but you had to | pay for their exemption with a small tax |
| how did timur the lame hlat the expansion of the empire | burned baghdad and crushed the ottoman forces at the battle ankara |
| why did mehmed II daring stragey for conquering constantinople | it was a center for trade |
| why did mehmed II want to control the bosporus strait | could choke off traffic between the ottomans territories in asian and in the balkans. they controlled what came in and what goes out of asia and europe |
| what was mehmed II daring strategy for conquering constantinople | dragged 70 ships over a hill to the harbor. they were attacking constantinople from both sides |
| how long did it take for constantinople to fall to the ottomans | seven weeks |
| how did mehmed II feel after seeing the destruction of constantinople | he was filled with compassion and reprented not a little at the destruction |
| how did mehmed II rebuild constantinople and what is the city named today | opened constantinople to new citizens- they helped rebuild the city to istanbul |
| who was mehmed II gradson | selim the grim |
| who did selim the grim defeat at the battle of chaldiran | safauids |
| what three muslim cities did selim the grim add to the ottoman empire | mecca, medina, cairo |
| who was the grims son | suleyman |
| how long did suleyman rule the ottomans | 46 years |
| why did people in the west refer to sulerman as "suleyman the magnificent" | tribute to the splendor of his court and to his cultural acheivements |
| what did the ottomans use to gain control over the mediterranean | naval power |
| accomplishments of suleyman | laws prescribed penalites of criminal acts, and for bureaucratic and financial corruption. reduced bribes didnt allow imprisonment without trail, and introduced balanced budget for governments. granted freedom of worship to christains and jews |
| devshirme system | the sultans army drafted boys from the peoples of conquered christian territores. trained up their soldiers |
| role of the janissaries | trained to be loyal to the sultan army |
| where were millets and how did they help keep peace | millets are nations. allowed each millet to follow its won religious law and practices. |
| if you wre non-muslim what did you have to do | pay a tax |
| cultural accomplsihements of suleyman | archiecture (mosque of suleyman). art(painters). literature(poetry) |
| how did suleyman selection of successor eventually spell disaster for the ottoman empire | poor leadership |
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