The Ottomans

The Ottomans

An Islamic Empire

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The early leader of the Ottomans was named

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Another nickname for the Ottoman Empire due to their early use of cannons was

• The War Machine

• Gunpowder Empire

• Cannonball Empire

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Mehmed II, using the worlds biggest cannon, conquered which city in 1453, putting an end to the 1000+ year history of the Byzantine Empire

• Rome

• Jerusalem

• Constantinople

• Baghdad

Consequences of Fall of Constantinople

• Christian artists, scientists and philosophers flee to Italy, helping fuel the Renaissance

• Mehmed attracts people to the emptied city

• Ottomans occupy strategic area at the crossroads of three continents - become trading power

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Which is a better nickname for Suleiman?

• Lawgiver

• Magnificient

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One of Suleiman's lasting legacies was his legal reforms. The US Bill of Rights contains Habeas Corpus, which Suleiman's implemented for the first time that means

• no jail without a trial

• no corporal punishment

• freedom of speech

• freedom of the press

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Combining different aspects from various cultures to form new kinds of art, architecture, literature is called

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Check all that are TRUE about the Millets

• They were ruled by local leaders

• They were exempt from taxes

• They could maintain their local customs

• They were organized on religious or ethnic term