Transcript Ottoman Empire

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BATTLE OF PREVEZA: BARBAROS HAYREDDIN (Suleiman) v. A. DORIA (Charles V)
Koran
Islamic Empires
Ottoman Empire
Safavid Persia
Empire
It began around 1300
It began around 1500.
Their religion was Islam,
but they were shi’ite Muslims.
They wanted to control Southwest Asia.
Their religion was Islam,
but they were Sunnite Muslims.
They wanted to control Southwest Asia.
Islamic Sects
Shi’ite Muslims
Sunnite Muslims
They believed only relatives of Muhammad
could lead the Muslim people.
Ottoman Empire.
They believed any man could lead
the Muslim people.
Safavid Persia Empire.
Osman I (a turk man)
(Ottoman Empire): 1 300 – 1 923
What religion
unified the
Ottoman Empire?
Islam
Islam symbol
Qur’an (Koran) Page:
Arabic Calligraphy
The Fall of Constantinople: 1453
Constantinople
Silk roads
from China
Constantinople (Istanbul) was an
important trading city
Istanbul
What was the capital of
the Ottoman Empire?
The Ottoman Turks
renamed Istanbul.
What was its old
Christian name?
Janissaries: Well trained Islamic (elite) soldiers of
the Ottoman Empire
Osman
Important Ottoman Rulers
Sultan
Selim I
Bayezid II (Bayezid’s son)
He was the He built a
He won control of the
first ruler of powerful navy. cities of Mecca and
the Ottoman
Medina.
empire.
He gained a monopoly
over all trade routes
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between Asia and
Europe.
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Suleyman
(Selim’s son)
He captured
European cities.
He fought wars
against Persia.
He built roads and
mosques within
the empire.
He improved the
government and
military.
Selim I
Suleyman the Magnificent:
Suleiman’s Signature
Blue Mosque in Istanbul
- It is one of the most famous
Ottoman’s building.
- It was built in the 17th
century.
- It was designed by a Sinan’s
student.
Blue Mosque - interior
What were the
primary goods the
Ottoman Empire
traded?
Coffee and Ceramics
Persian carpet