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| Connection between geography and the success of the ottoman economy |
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| The location of the ottoman empire helped them flourish because it surrounded the black sea, Mediterranean sea and the caspian see. It allowed them to have access to many trade routes. this location also put them sandwiched between western Europe and Asia, and this allowed them to tax passing travelers. |
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| The ottoman empire took boys from christian upbringing, made them convert to islam, trained them and put them in an institution. |
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| Reason for the rise of the ottoman empire |
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| The byzantine empire along with Constantinople shifted from Christianity to Islam. The ottoman army became powerful and conquered much land. This soon became a golden age. |
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| Historical Ottoman Emperors |
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| Suletheiman - 10th sultan who contributed to the empire's growth. also known as "the great" or "the lawmaker" |
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| Mughal Dynasty : Akbar, Shah Jahan |
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Akbar - 3rd emperor. He made military threats, and come through with some. Influenced art and was religiously tolerant.
Shah Jahan - Self proclaimed "King of the World". Architecturally advanced under him, influenced by muslims and made Taj Mahal for his wife |
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| What factors limited the growth of the safavid power in persia? |
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| They began fighting their growing enimies. Their trade routes lingered away from iran because of this and it caused a loss in incoming profit. This was never fixed and sooner or later led to the end of an empire. |
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| Group of military who the turks organized. ended in 1826. |
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| Cheif officer in muslim countries. |
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Architecture : Advanced with detailed sculpture, like the Taj Mahal.
Language - Urdu (a mix of Persian, Arabic, and Turk)
Society- Road system, uniform currency. |
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| Safavids : reasons for Rise of empire |
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| Safavid began to rise because they were able to establish control over persian and then regained Iranian identity. |
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