Cianci - McKinney Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Ottoman tribes (1400's) | Conquered western European lands, ended Byzantine Empire |
Ottoman Empire religion | Originally a Muslim hotspot, but it was extremely diverse. However, non-Islamic people were restricted in some ways |
Devshirme | Christian elite soldiers raised as Muslims to form elite military units |
Jannisaries | Famous devshirme infantry |
Ulama | Scholars who focused on religion and politics. Supported state and were seen as advisers |
1400's and onward | Waged wars to gain lands in western Europe, but failed. Started the beginning of their decline |
Internal causes of decline | The Grand vizier gained power, which lead to power struggles. Nobles made more efforts to personalize power, which weakened the government. |
External causes of decline | Europe surpassed Ottoman Empire in terms of knowledge, science, military, and sea travel. Ottoman trade was obsolete. |
Ottoman expansion | Foreign wars cut them off from expansion. |
Treaty of Carlowitz | 1699. Required the empire to surrender important European land. |
Advancement isolations | New works of science weren't translated for the empire, and no efforts were made to learn from Europe |
1700's | Ottoman Empire began to borrow technology and advisers from Europe, but it didn't work well with internal structure |
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