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Slide 2 The Ottomans were: Turkish (capital Istanbul) Muslim (majority) Sunni Slide 3 Slide 4 *Suleiman the Magnificent Slide 5 *Mehmet II (the Conqueror) Mehmet was well known for his crueltysome estimates reach 30,000 deathsper year that he was responsible for!!! Slide 6 The fall of the Byzantine Empire Under the leadership of Mehmet II, the Ottomans laid siege to Constantinople Slide 7 A new Ottoman capital Fall of Constantinople in 1453 brought end to the Byzantine Empire The Ottomans made the city their capital and renamed it Istanbul Slide 8 What was the source of Ottoman power? Slide 9 Three Ottoman Strengths: Slide 10 1. Control of Trade Location on the east/west trade route Control of the Waterways Slide 11 Slide 12 2. Wealth from trade Slide 13 Slide 14 Slide 15 Slide 16 Slide 17 Slide 18 Slide 19 Slide 20 3. Superior technology Slide 21 How did the empire end? Slide 22 Ottoman Strength #1: Control of trade. Europeans broke this strength by going around Africa and gaining control of trade. Slide 23 Slide 24 Ottoman Strength #2: Wealth Discovery of the New World leads to fantastic wealth for Europe from Aztec and Inca gold and silver. Slide 25 Slide 26 Ottoman Strength #3: Technology The industrial revolution surpassed the Ottoman superiority in technology especially in production of guns and munitions and other products necessary for war. Slide 27 Why Did The Empire End? Slide 28 1. Nationalism: People ruled by the Ottomans wanted independence. Europeans: Serbs, Croats, Bulgarians, Greeks. Arabs Slide 29 2. The Ottomans sided with Germany in WWI (and lost.) Slide 30 The Arab territories were divided up between Great Britain and France. Slide 31 Turkey became a republic Slide 32 Summary of the Ottoman Empire