Muslim Empires Name: World History I + Mr. Horas http://www.chshistory.net 1
Reading #1: Pages 507-509 (White Pages) Muslim Empires The Ottoman Empire Reading #1: The Ottomans Build a Vast Empire Essential Questions: 1. Explain two ways the Ottomans were able to rise to power. 2. Identify Mehmed II and his great accomplishment. 3. Point two three regions the Ottoman Empire conquered 1. During the Age of Exploration, the two great Muslim empires were built, the in the Middle East and North Africa and the in present day India. Turks Move into Middle East 2. Explain two reasons the Ottomans were able to rise to power (win wars and control people)? Powerful Sultans Expand the Ottoman Empire 3. The Ottoman Sultan (ruler) took over the beautiful Christian city of in 1453. 4. Why did he want to conquer this city? 5. What were two other famous cities that the Ottomans conquered in the early 1500s? 6. The Ottomans captured large areas of Africa including the present day country of. Answer the essential questions on the following page... 5
1. Explain two ways the Ottomans were able to rise to power. 1. The Ottomans rose to power because of their that enabled them to 2. The Ottomans rose to power because of their that enabled them to 2. Who was Mehmed II and why is he remembered? 3. Point out three famous cities the Ottoman empire expanded into and as well as two regions. The Ottomans captured the cities of (name three): The Ottomans expanded into (name two regions): 6
Reading #2: Pages 510 (White Pages) Muslim Empires Reading #2: Suleyman & Controlling the Empire Essential Questions: 1. Who was Suleyman, when did he rule and what are three reasons he is considered magnificent? 2. Explain two reasons how the Ottomans able to control their vast empire. 3. Explain how Ottoman society treated non-muslims. Suleyman the Lawgiver 1. was the Ottoman sultan (leader) who began his reign in and ruled for 46 years. The Empire Reaches its Limits 2. What were two reasons he might be considered magnificent? (In other words, what did he accomplish?) Highly Structured Government 3. Explain two reasons Suleyman and the Ottomans were able to control the lands they conquered. 4. How were no-muslims (Christians and Jews) treated? 1. Who was Suleyman, when did he rule and what are two reasons he is considered magnificent? Suleyman & Years: Reason #1 and Explanation: Reason #2 & Explanation: 7
2. Explain two reasons why Suleyman and the Ottomans able to control their vast empire. Reason One & Explanation: Reason Two & Explanation: 3. Explain how the Ottomans treated Non-Muslims. 8
Reading #3: Page 515 (White Pages) Muslim Empires Reading #3: Ottoman Arts and the Decline of the Empire Essential Questions: 1. Point out two artistic accomplishments of the Ottomans. 2. Explain one factor that contributed to the decline of the Ottomans. 1. Point out two cultural (artistic) achievements of the Ottomans. 2. Explain one factor that contributed to the decline of the Ottomans. Point out two cultural (artistic) accomplishments of the Ottomans. Accomplishment #1 Accomplishment #2 Explain one factor that contributed to the decline of the Ottomans Factor #1 & Explanation: 9
Reading #4: Pages 516-517 (White Pages) Muslim Empires The Mughal Empire in India Reading #4: The Rise & Fall of the Mughal Empire (Pages: 530-535) Essential Questions: 1. Who was Babur? What present-day country did he begin the conquest of? 2. Who was Akbar? Explain two factors that made his conquests possible. 3. Explain two ways Akbar and the Mughals were able to control the land they conquered. Babur Founds an Empire 1. Who was Babur? What present-day country did he begin the conquest of? Akbar s Golden Age 2. Who was Akbar? 3. Explain two factors that made his conquests possible. 4. Explain two ways Akbar and the Mughals were able to control the lands they conquered. 10
Reading #5: (White Pages) Muslim Empires Reading #5: The British Take Over India Essential Questions: 1. What was the East India Company? Why had it come to India? 2. How was the East India Company able to conquer India? 3. What was the Sepoy Rebellion? What were one cause as well as one result of it? 4. Explain two ways India benefitted from British rule. East India Company and Rebellion 1. What was the East India Company? Why had it come to India? 2. How was the East India Company able to conquer India? 3. What was the Sepoy Rebellion? 4. What were one cause as well as one result of the Sepoy Rebelliion? Impact of British Colonial Rule 5. Explain two ways India benefitted from British rule. 11
Reading #6: Pages 518-521 (White Pages) Muslim Empires Reading #6: Mughal Society & Art: (Pages: 540-543) Essential Questions: 1. Describe two artistic accomplishments of the Mughals. 2. What is the Taj Mahal? Who built it? Why was it built? 3. Explain two reasons why the Mughal Empire declined. The Flowering of Culture 1. Describe two artistic achievements of the Mughals. Akbar s Successors 2. What was the Taj Mahal? Who built it? Why was it built? 3. Explain two reasons why the Mughal Empire declined (under Aurangzeb)? 12
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