Ottoman Empire
Conflict of civilization
1 of 4 gunpowder empires
Connected to the Central Asia nomads
Psychological fear
Cannon to hit the city wall
Geteciry
Shock troops (Scots)
They push into Europe twice
Trying to take Vienna
Stopped by Poland
one of the Turkic warrior groups
Founded by Osman in 1299
Sunni Muslims
1453 - Mehmed II conquered Constantinople, making it the new capital
International trade gave them a lot of wealth
Reaching the golden age under Suleyman
Devshirme system – Blood tax
Janissaries – Elite soldiers who eventually became involved in politics
Suleiyman the Lawgiver
Millet System – An Independent court of law that administered different religious communities.
Turks remained the dominant ethnic group
Islam was the dominant religious group
Civil “rights” and privileges are maintained within the multi-cultural empire
Safavid Empire
Ismai’il Saf al-Din took Iran and created an empire based on Shiite Islam
Rulers known as Shahs (Persian for King)
Not many trades, protected by the mountain
Golden Age 1587
Cultural blending w/Ottoman