Ottomans+1450-1750

CHART: CHARACTERISTICS OF A CIVILIZATION OR CULTURE Ottoman Empire NAME: Kirby Brand__ PERIOD: 5_ DATE: January 23, 2011 · **Leaders, Elites** · **State Structure** · **War** · **Diplomacy, Treaties** · **Courts, Laws** || Suleiman the Magnificent was one of the greatest rulers of the Ottomans. During his rule he reorganized the military and created the Janissaries. Mehmed II was also an important leader because he conquered Constantinople for the ottomans and renamed it Istanbul.Military was made of ghazi warriors no || · **Type of System** · **Technology, Industry** · **Trade, Commerce** · **Capital/Money** · **Types of Businesses** || ** They blocked trade between Europe and China. **
 * =POLITICAL=
 * =ECONOMIC=


 * They inforced Jizya law which was a tax on all non-muslims **

· **Holy Books** · **Beliefs, Teachings** · **Conversion** · **Sin/Salvation** · **Deities** || ** The ottomans were Sunni Muslim and they did not get along with their neighbors the safavids who were shia Muslim.\ **
 * Triangle Trade, provided slaves in return for manufactured goods**
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 * == RELIGIOUS ==

· **Family** · **Gender Relations** · **Social Classes** · **Inequalities** · **Life Styles** || ** Non-muslims were taxed. **
 * The janissaries were a group of young Christian boys that were converted to Islam ** ||
 * == SOCIAL ==

· **Art, Music** · **Writing, Literature** · **Philosophy** · **Math & Science** · **Education** || ** The janissaries became the best educated group of people in the ottoman empire. ** || · **Location** · **Physical** · **Movement** · **Human/Environment** · **Region** || ** Middle East ****, they expanded their control through the middle east, coastal north Africa, the lands surrounding the black sea and even into eastern Europe. ** ||
 * They used the Millet and Dhimmi system. Dhimmis were non- muslisms and they were allowed not to convert but they had to be a part of a millet which was a group of people all from the same religion. ** ||
 * == INTELLECTUAL, artS ==
 * == NEAR: GEOGRAPHY ==

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