ottoman emp (12/1 -) Flashcards
3 holy cities
Jerusalem, Makkah and Madinah
what the ottomans had control of
balkans and anotolian peninisula , mesopotamia, egypt, arabia
why the ottomans wanted the 2 straits + constantinople
Ottomans wanted the 2 straits bc it allowed connnections and control of the ocean and const. was a powerful city
how did the ottomans obtain the 2 straits and constantinople
they fought against the byzantine empire and won ultimately causing their downfall and the rise of the ottomans
type of land otts gained
westward along the african coast almost to the strait of gibraltar
and also advanced into other parts of europe, back into the romanian territory of wallachia
how would one become sultan
its heriditary
A son although not always oldest succeeded his father
This practice led to struggles over succession upon death of individual sultans
The losers in the struggle were executed
The private domain of the sultan was called the ?
harem, meaning “sacred place”
When a son became sultan his mother was granted the title
queen mother (acted as the advisor)
pashas -
an appointed official of the OE who collected taxes, maintained law and order, and was directly responsible for the sultans court
what did pashas get in return
they went to school and recieved land so in return they were responsible for collecting taxes and supplying armies for the empire from this landed area
sunni muslims
Sunni muslim is one of the 2 major branches of islam
Sunni muslims were mainstream more traditionalist branch of islam. SM is based on the belief that the prophet muhammad died without appointing a successor to lead the muslim community
caliper
the prophet muhammads rightful successors (like our pope)
ulema
this group administered the legal system and schools for educating muslims
what were their biggest developments?
architecture (mosques) and rugs
who caused the downfall of the OE and how/why?
Sultan Suleyman I set the bar too high by being the best ruler and his son couldnt live up to his legacy
