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Modern World Civilization
Handout Three
Topic: Here Comes The Turks
OUTLINE:
III. Here Comes The Turks.
- Introduction
- The Ottoman Empire
- Mehmet The Conqueror
- Selim The Grim to Suleiman The
Magnificent
- Constantinople and Ottoman
Society
QUESTIONS:
- Who was Muhammad and what
role did he play in the development of Islam?
- What are the five pillars of
Islam? What role do they play in Islamic religious practices?
- What factor caused the split
between Sunnis and Shi’is?
- What best explains the
reasons for the Crusades? How did they get started?
- Why were the Ottomans so
successful? On the other hand, what factors account for the weakening of
Ottoman power?
- What makes slavery different
in the Ottoman Empire from that found among the European powers? How did the
Devshirme work? Explain.
- Who was the most successful
of Ottoman Sultans?
TERMS:
Khadija
Bedouins
Islam
Qur’an
Five Pillars of Islam
Caliph
Abu Bakr
Shi’ites
Sunnis
Selim The Grim
Suleiman The Magnificent
Mehment The Conqueror
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Devshirme
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