The Rise and Decline of the Ottoman Empire

1280-1914

The Ottoman Empire

Origins Ottoman Turks

• Ghazi warriors settled in Anatolia• Military people: focused on conquest • Named after leader Osman I

War with Byzantine Empire • Viewed as an extension of holy war to

spread Islam • Take pieces of empire bit by bit• 1453: take Constantinople; end of Byzantine

Empire

Origins Muhammad II

• Made Constantinople capital

1481: control Turkey, Balkans, & parts of Europe

World Power Selim I

• Conquered Egypt, Israel/Palestine, & Arabia • Controlled Muslim, Christianity, and Jewish

holy lands Suleiman the Magnificent

• Gain more land in Europe and recognition from nations like France, Austria-Hungary

• Empire reaches its peak

State and Society pages 138 - 141

How did the Ottomans set up their government?

Identify the following:• People of the Pen• People of the Sword

What restrictions on Christians and Jews were there?

How were religious and ethnic minorities treated? What advantages did they bring to the empire?

Decline, 1600-1914 p. 142 - 145

What internal factors contributed to the decline of the Ottoman Empire?

What external factors contributed to the decline of the Ottoman Empire?