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Ottoman Empire
Lasting nearly 650 years, the Ottoman Empire (modern day Turkey) was one of the most powerful empires the world has ever seen. Istanbul, its capital for the last 470 years, was one of the most culturally diverse cities on the planet at the time.
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How was the Protestant Reformation affected by the rise of the Ottoman Empire?
the rise of the ottoman empire happened before the beginging of the Protestant Reformation. The holy roman catholic church controled europe at that time. Even though the ottomans did war with protestants, the protestants saw many more benifits than tragedy from their islamic invaders. the ottoman empire practiced religious tollerance, while the Catholics did not. With Christians fighting christians, the ottomans favored the protestants because they didnt hold obedience to the papacy. The islamic ottomans appreciated the protestant value of holy scripture rather than religious figure heads pulling bulldump out of their buthole. the clergy were now pharasies in the eyes of the excomunicated protestants. imposing effed up rules, draining peasents of what little money they had for a promised spot in heaven. The ottomans at this time where at their height and probably the most cultural and intelectually advanced civilization on earth. The poorly equipped and ostracized protestants benefited from their knowledge, wealth, and the common enemy of the Roman Catholic Church.
Who were the new territories in the Ottoman Empire?
The new territory of the Ottoman Empire was essentially just the country of Turkey. The Ottoman Empire fell after the end of World War I.
Who was the ottoman leader ho fought with the Germans during World War 1?
Enver Pasha was the Minister of War of the Ottoman Empire who engineered the treaty between the the Turks and Germans that resulted in the Turks joining the Cetral Powers.
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Who were the Ottoman Turks and how did the Ottoman Empire grow?
The Ottoman Turks were a tribe of Central Asian Türks who come from the area that is now Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. They crossed into Anatolia as warriors on horseback and delivered sound victories over the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Turks (another tribe in Anatolia with similar provenance). The Ottoman Empire grew through strategic alliances, modern military tactics, and novel inventions. They also pacified areas they controlled since they were relatively tolerant of different religions, ethnicities, and cultures.
It led to nations gaining their independence from the Ottoman Empire.
What did the Ottomans do to control Muslim lands?
The Ottomans conquered a number of territories using sophisticated modern armies. Afterwards, they installed millets to run the government locally and allied up with other nearby Muslim countries for support.
What problems did the Ottoman Empire face in the 1800s?
The problem they faced were nationalist revolts break out and Young Turks demanding a reform.
The Treaty of Versailles.
Why was control of the city of Istanbul important for the Ottoman Empire?
It was located on a major trade route between Asia and Europe
What were three ways the Ottoman Empire gained, consolidated, and maintained their power?
the military administration, and the civil administration
What sect of Islam do most Iranians belong to?
I believe that the majority of Iranians are Shi'a Muslims.
Why did Ottoman Empire join the war?
Over the course of its over 600 year history the Ottoman Empire has gone to war dozens of times. The rationale for any particular war depends on the events surrounding that war.
Why did the size of the Ottoman empire contributed its decline?
As the Ottoman Empire expanded in size, it become more difficult for a centralized power to control all aspects of the empire. One consequence of this was that local leaders gained more autonomy, and made decisions that were not in the interest of the empire. The Ottoman Empire was in existence from 1299 to 1923.
Name 6 modern countries that were once part of the Ottoman Empire in Africa?
The countries are: Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Sudan, and Somalia.
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What were non-Muslim religious communities within the Ottoman Empire called?
Millets.
Non-Muslims who lived in the Ottoman Empire were called Dhimmi, or second-class citizens. They lacked a number of fundamental rights such as freedom of movement, freedom of settlement, access to all occupations, and additional taxation because they were Non-Muslim. Each Dhimmi group, like the Armenians, Greeks, Jews, and so forth were organized into Millets which were community representative groups. Each Millet would report to a centralized Millet representative in Istanbul who would have direct dealing with the Imperial Palace. This would allow the Millets to air their grievances, but was more often used as a method to control the Millets and make them less resistive to Ottoman Occupation.
In the day of the sultans the janissaries were prophets soldiers scholars or traders?
The Janissaries were an elite unit of SOLDIERS, but a number of individuals who were raised as Janissaries but seen as unfit for war were re-purposed as scholars, administrators, and diplomats. None of them were prophets or merchants.
