history 122 exam 1 Flashcards
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what was one of the longest lasting empires in world history
the ottoman empire
how long did the ottoman empire last
it lasted until world war 1
where was the ottoman empire
it was partially in europe, asia, and africa
what language did the ottomans speak
they spoke turkish
what was the ottoman’s ethnicity
turkish
what is the ottomans relgiion
islam
what kind of muslim are the ottomans
sunni muslim
who is osman I
the leader of a turkish tribe
what does osman I call himself
he calls himself the sultan
what does the sultan mean
it means king
what does osman I want to do
he wants to build up his empire and conquer his neighbors. he wants constantinople.
explain the silk road
it was a world wide trade route that connected europe with asia
where does all the roads of the silk road go
it goes into constantinople. once everything reaches constantinople, it gets very expensive
what are the three major trade routes
the silk road, monsoon trade, and the trans-sahran routes
why did the ottomans want to conquer constantinople
to control the european silk road
what can you control in constantinople from the silk road
you can control the taxes on the silk road and you can control traffic from the black sea to the mediterranean
why was constantinople hard to conquer
its location and byzantine defenses
how did the byzantines control what went into the golden horn
they had a chain they could let down at any moment to control who goes into the golden horn
what did the chrisitians think of constantinople
they thought that constantinople was the last hope for christianity before the muslims took over
why didnt the other christiain nations help constantinople
they thought that constantinople was a lost cause and they didnt want to make the ottomans mad. they were trying to protect themselves
who conquered constantinople
mehemed II
how did mehmed II conquer constfantinople
he attacked with a 20ft long cannon in 1453
why did mehmed II want to keep constantinople intact
because he wanted constantinople to be the ottoman captial
what adversities did the ottoman empire have
there were a wide range of languages and ethnicites in the ottoman empire