Ottoman Empire [1301-1922]
Late 1200’s---Turks in
Asia Minor begin
building a new empire.
1453---Ottomans capture
Constantinople from the
Byzantines (they rename
it Istanbul).
1520-1566--Suleiman the
Magnificent
reigns.
st
Nov. 1 , 1922--Ottoman Empire ends
officially.
1683---Second &
final failed
attempt to
conquer Vienna,
Austria.
NYS Curriculum- Unit Four: The First Global Age (1450-1770)
B. The Impact of the Ottoman Empire
1. Human and physical geography
2. Contributions
3. Suleiman I (The Magnificent, the Lawgiver)
4. Disruption of established trade routes and European
search for new ones
5. Limits of Ottoman Europe
Some Past Regents Multiple Choice Questions:
1. The location of the Ottoman Empire had an impact on the
(1) trade between Europe and Asia
(2) conquest of Spain by the Muslims
(3) spread of Buddhism into Southeast Asia
(4) decline in the Atlantic slave trade
2. Which factor most contributed to the diversity of the Ottoman Empire
(1) legal system based on the Qur’an (Koran)
(2) central location spanning Europe, Africa and Asia
(3) alliances with the Russians and Hapsburgs
(4) reliance on colonies in the Americas
Curriculum Tool-High School of Language and Innovation 2013
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1923---Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
helps found modern day
Turkey.
Curriculum-Based Questions
What factors contributed to the rise and fall of the Ottoman
Empire?
Why was Suleiman I called “the Magnificent” by Westerners and
“the Lawgiver” by Ottomans?
How did Suleiman I compare to other absolute rulers like Akbar,
Louis XIV and Peter the Great?
What were the major achievements and contributions of the
Ottoman Empire?
Why do historians call the fall of the Ottoman Empire a turning
point in human history?
Some Related Regents Essay Questions
Click on essays below to see the task
Thematic Essays
Theme- Change-Collapse of Government (January 2013)
suggestion: collapse of the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire [1301-1922]
Resources for Learning
Secondary
Primary
Readings:
Journey Across Time pgs. 384-386; 791
The Tribute of Children, by James
M. Ludlow (1493)
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/islam Websites:
BBC-General Information about the Ottoman Empire
/1493janissaries.asp
The Turkish Letters, by Ogier
Ghiselin de Busbecq (1555-1562)
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/
1555busbecq.asp
A Visit to the Wife of Suleiman the
Magnificent (c.1550)
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/
1550sultanavisit.asp
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/history/ottomanempire_1.shtml
Oxford Islamic Studies Online
http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t236/e0611
The Ottomans.org
http://www.theottomans.org/english/index.asp
Encyclopedia Britannica (With Maps)
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/434996/Ottoman-Empire
The Armenian Genocide
http://www.armenian-genocide.org/
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (With Art and Maps)
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/grot/hd_grot.htm
Timelines:
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/grot/hd_grot.htm
Videos:
The Fall of the Ottoman Empire
http://archive.org/details/TheFallOfTheOttomanEmpire
Ottoman Empire Part I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5jE7y5vT5M
Curriculum Tool-High School of Language and Innovation 2013
Foreign Language
En Español:
Viaje en El Tiempo
El Historiador.com
http://www.elhistori
ador.com.ar/aula/me
dieval/imperio_otom
ano.php