THE OTTOMANS. Oct 11 5:05 PM. Today's Objectives: ~ Locate and describe the area the Ottoman Empire covered

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1 THE OTTOMANS Oct 11 5:05 PM Today's Objectives: ~ Locate and describe the area the Ottoman Empire covered ~ Describe the achievements of the Ottoman Empire Oct 11 5:10 PM 1

2 CONSTANTINOPLE: Present Day Turkey ~ Now called eastern Europe) Istanbul the city crosses two continents (separates Asia and EUROPE Constantinople ASIA Modern day Istanbul: IT'S ISTANBUL NOT CONSTANTINOPLE SONG! Oct 11 5:16 PM Do you remember the Roman emperor, Constantine? ~ He built Constantinople and its many Christian churches around 330 A.D.! CONSTANTINE ~ 1,000 years after Constantine, the Byzantine Empire remained a center of Christianity Anatolia (present day Turkey) was ~ In the 1300s, Turks." The Turks were settled by people called " Muslims from Asia. Present day Turkey: Can you find Istanbul? Oct 11 5:28 PM 2

3 The TURKSmade Constantinople their city... it became part of the TURKISH LED EMPIRE. The Turks rallied behind a leader named In honor of their leader, people called themselves " Osmanlis " which later morphed into " OSMAN. Ottomans." Oct 11 5:41 PM THINK: What various roles did Constantinople play as an important world city for 1,000 years? From the time of Constantine, it was a religious center. Later is became the capital of the Eastern Roman Slide to reveal theempire answer.and, then the capital of the Muslim Turkish led Ottoman empire. Oct 11 5:53 PM 3

4 THE BATTLE FOR CONSTANTINOPLE Constantinople put up a FIGHT before falling to the Ottomans... *Constantinople had the strongest defense of any city in Europe at the time On May 29, 1453, the Ottomans fired heavily on the walls of Constantinople. Before the morning was over, Constantinople was in Ottoman hands. Christian rulers of Europe now had Muslim neighbors to the east. Oct 11 5:59 PM Constantinople became the Ottomans... Istanbul.... and the Turks called the city ~ Remained Ottoman empire's center until ~ Today it is the largest city in Turkey. ISTANBUL, 1918: Oct 11 6:06 PM 4

5 Ottoman rulers, supreme rulers, are called ~ Passed control to oldest or favorite sons. grand muftis ~ Religious leaders called and applied them to life in the Ottoman Empire. SULTANS. interpreted the laws of Islam Ottoman Sultan, Mahmud II Modern day Saudi Arabian Grand Mufti Oct 11 6:14 PM Disney's Sultan Ottoman Sultan, Ahmed I Oct 11 6:22 PM 5

6 THINK: What consequences might this Muslim victory have for Christian Europe? It positions the Ottoman Empire Slide to well reveal for movement the answer. farther into Europe. Oct 11 6:57 PM SULTAN SULEYMAN ~ Under Suleyman, the Ottoman Empire was at its peak ~ Sprawled over three continents and included Jerusalem EUROPE AFRICA ASIA Oct 11 6:25 PM 6

7 ALL ROUTES in the Ottoman Empire led to ISTANBUL. ~ coffee from Arabia ~ ships from Africa brought gold and rice ~ ships from present Ukraine brought butter, cheese, grain, wheat, and furs Istanbul What do you think the size of the Ottoman empire says about it being "rich... in people"? Oct 11 7:00 PM Life in Istanbul ~ under Sultan Suleyman ~ Jews lived and worked in the city ~ Christians lived and worked in the city ~ At the time, Jews, Christians, and other non Muslims were able to worship freely in Istanbul SULEYMAN'S PALACE ~ Government workers chose boys who were 8 years old or older to be slaves at the palace Architect Sinan SINAN, became Suleyman's ~ One boy, chief architect ~ Sinan built many buildings: school for orphans, soup kitchens, and a mosque for Suleyman Suleyman Mosque Oct 11 7:09 PM 7

8 THINK: What tells you that a person of simple birth could rise high in the Ottoman empire? the rise of Sinan, son of a stoneworker and trained in architecturem who became Slide chief to architect reveal to the sultan answer. Suleyman Oct 11 7:26 PM Review ~ Ottoman victory at Constantinople in 1453 ended the Byzantine empire and began a new era of Muslim rule in part of Europe. The Ottomans renamed the city of Constantinople, calling it Istanbul. The Ottoman empire was governed by leaders called sultans. During Suleyman's rule Istanbul drew products and peoples from across the empire. Non Muslims were allowed to worship freely. Oct 11 7:31 PM 8