The Ottoman EmpireThe Ottoman EmpireUnder SuleimanUnder Suleiman

Regents ThemesRegents Themes

Places and Regions –Places and Regions – What lands came What lands came under the control of the Ottoman Empire?under the control of the Ottoman Empire?

Belief Systems –Belief Systems – How did the Ottoman How did the Ottoman Empire extend Muslim influence and Empire extend Muslim influence and permit freedom of worship for people of permit freedom of worship for people of other religions?other religions?

Culture –Culture – What contributions did the What contributions did the Ottomans make to the arts and Ottomans make to the arts and literature?literature?

Change –Change – Why did Europeans seek new Why did Europeans seek new trade to East Asia?trade to East Asia?

What Lands came under Ottoman What Lands came under Ottoman Rule?Rule?

Reasons for Ottoman SuccessReasons for Ottoman Success

Gun PowderGun Powder

Fall of Constantinople 1453Fall of Constantinople 1453

Ottoman Ottoman BureaucracyBureaucracy:: A government divided up into parts. Each part A government divided up into parts. Each part

or branch of the government has a special or branch of the government has a special function.function.

The Sultan wielded “absolute power” but often The Sultan wielded “absolute power” but often governed through the vizier.governed through the vizier.

Search for New Trade RoutesSearch for New Trade Routes

In the 1400s, In the 1400s, Europeans wanted Europeans wanted to get around Italian to get around Italian and then Ottoman and then Ottoman Muslim Muslim “middlemen” and “middlemen” and gain direct access to gain direct access to Asian Trade.Asian Trade.

Control of trade Control of trade made the Ottomans made the Ottomans a powerful force to a powerful force to be reckoned with. be reckoned with.

A Turkish PortA Turkish Port

How did the Ottoman empire extend Muslim How did the Ottoman empire extend Muslim influence and permit freedom of worship for people influence and permit freedom of worship for people

of other religions?of other religions? Ottoman leaders furthered Ottoman leaders furthered

Muslim influence by Muslim influence by recruiting military and recruiting military and govt. officers from govt. officers from conquered groups.conquered groups.

Some Christian families in Some Christian families in the Balkans were required the Balkans were required to turn their young sons to turn their young sons over to the government. over to the government. The boys were converted The boys were converted to Islam and trained for to Islam and trained for service. The best soldiers service. The best soldiers became became janissariesjanissaries, , members of an elite force members of an elite force in the Ottoman army.in the Ottoman army.

ToleranceTolerance Non-Muslims in the Ottoman Empire were Non-Muslims in the Ottoman Empire were

organized into religious communities called organized into religious communities called milletsmillets. Each millet was allowed to maintain its . Each millet was allowed to maintain its own religious traditions as long as it obeyed own religious traditions as long as it obeyed Ottoman law.Ottoman law.

Thomas Fuller says in Thomas Fuller says in The Historie of The Holy The Historie of The Holy WarreWarre published in 1639, published in 1639,

‘… ‘…to give the Mohammadans their due, they are to give the Mohammadans their due, they are generally good fellows in this point [the virtue of generally good fellows in this point [the virtue of tolerance] and Christians among them may keep tolerance] and Christians among them may keep their consciousness if their tongues be fettered, their consciousness if their tongues be fettered, not to oppose the doctrine of Mohammad.’ not to oppose the doctrine of Mohammad.’

Balkan PeninsulaBalkan Peninsula

The Ottoman Empire Under The Ottoman Empire Under SuleimanSuleiman

Poets Poets produced produced works in the works in the Turkish Turkish language. language.

Painters Painters produced produced detailed detailed miniatures miniatures and and illuminated illuminated manuscriptmanuscripts.s.

Society was Society was divided into divided into four classes, four classes, with “men of with “men of the pen” and the pen” and “men of the “men of the sword” at the sword” at the top. top.

Suleiman had Suleiman had absolute absolute power.power.

Ottoman law Ottoman law was based on was based on Sharia. Sharia.

ARTSARTSSOCIETYSOCIETYGOVERNMENGOVERNMENTT

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Ottoman ArtOttoman Art

The Hagia SophiaThe Hagia Sophia

More Ottoman ArtMore Ottoman Art

Suleiman the LawgiverSuleiman the Lawgiver

Ottoman law was based Ottoman law was based on the Sharia or Islamic on the Sharia or Islamic law based on the Quran. law based on the Quran. Ottoman law was Ottoman law was organized on the order of organized on the order of Suleiman the Magnificent Suleiman the Magnificent (1520 – 1566).(1520 – 1566).

Today, however, Turkey is Today, however, Turkey is considered a secular considered a secular

state. Secular means state. Secular means non-religious.non-religious.

DeclineDecline

• Eventually the Ottoman is going to Eventually the Ottoman is going to experience a period of long decline givingexperience a period of long decline giving

rise to the title “the sick rise to the title “the sick

man of Europe.”man of Europe.”

The Big PictureThe Big Picture

WW IWW I

LegacyLegacy

The Real Ottoman EmpireThe Real Ottoman Empire

Resistance is Futile!Resistance is Futile!