Ottoman Empire Scavenger Hunt
ANSWERS:
1. c. 1300
2. 1326
3. The Byzantine Empire ended in 1453 when the Ottomans conquered the Byzantine
capital of Constantinople.
4. Asia Minor, the Balkans, and part of Northern Africa and present-day Iran, Saudi Arabia,
and Syria.
5. 1516
6. 1517
7. Under Sultan Suleyman I, who ruled from 1520 – 1566. Conquering Hungary, northern
Africa, and territory on the east coast of the Red Sea down to what is now Yemen.
8. Naval forces from Spain, Venice, and Papal States of Italy fought the Ottoman fleet. The
Ottoman fleet was almost destroyed.
9. Austrian and Polish troops turned back an Ottoman attack on Vienna, Austria,
subsequently ending the Ottoman Empire’s territorial expansion.
10. After 1700, when it was faced with the emerging powers of Europe.
11. 1867
12. A group of Ottoman military officers called the Young Turks forced the reinstating of the
constitution in 1908.
13. Asia Minor, parts of south-western Asia, and part of the Balkans.
14. 1918
15. 1922
16. 1922
17. 1923
18. Timeline.
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Ottoman Empire
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c. 1300
Ottoman Empire begins
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1326
Osman's tribes capture the city of Bursa
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1453
Ottoman's capture Constantinople ending the
Byzantine Empire
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1516
Syria is conquered
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1517
Egypt is conquered
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1520 - 1566
Ottoman Empire at its height
Under the rule of Saltan Suleyman I, the
Ottoman's conquered Hungary, northern
Africa, and territory on the east coast of
the Red Sea down to what is now
Yemen.
c. 1550
Ottoman Empire included Asia Minor, the Balkans,
Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria and part of northern Africa.
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Battle of Lepanto almost destroys Ottoman fleet
Naval forces from Spain, Venice, and
Papal States of Italy fought the Ottoman
fleet. The Ottoman fleet was almost
destroyed.
1571
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1683
Austrian and Polish troops turn back Ottoman attack
on Vienna, Austria
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c. 1700
Ottoman Empire begins its decline
Emerging powers in Europe after 1700
saw the gradual decline in power of the
Ottoman Empire.
1876
Abdulhamit briefly adopts a constitution
A constitution, which guaranteed an
elected parliamentary government was
briefly adopted under Abdulhamit. It was
suspended shortly after following a
Russian invasion.
1908
Constitution guaranteeing an elected parliamentary
government is reinstated
A group of military officers called the
Young Turks forced the reinstating of the
constitution.
1914
Empire consists of only Asia Minor, parts of southwestern Asia, and part of the Balkans.
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1918
Ottoman forces who fought on the side of Germany
and Italy lose World War I
The Ottoman Empire is occupied by
Allied nations.
1922
Nationalists, led by Kemal Ataturk end Allied
occupation.
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1922
The Ottoman Empire comes to an end.
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1923
The Republic of Turkey is born
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