Ottoman Empire Rise to Power

Osman

More than 600 years

Nomadic Turkish tribes in Asia from Anatolia

<p>Osman</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Former Byzantine Empire in southeastern Europe and the Middle East</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1300-1900</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Osman I</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The population of the city plummeted from 1 million to 50,000, and Constantinople became Istanbul and an inclusive city of religion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The army drafted boys from conquered Christian territories, educated them, converted them to Islam, and trained them as soldiers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He captured the Holy cities of Islam, defeated the Safavids of Persia, and captured Syria, Palestine, and North Africa.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He created a law code against corruption and bribery, prohibited imprisonment without a trial, and introduced a balanced budget.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They were an elite fighting force of 30,000 soldiers, trained and loyal to the sultan only.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He studied poetry, history, geography, astronomy, mathematics, and architecture, and was a great patron of the arts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Art and literature flourished under his rule, akin to the European Renaissance, and cultural blending reached its height.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Each new sultan would have his brothers strangled and keep his sons prisoner, leading to a long line of weak sultans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The pattern of weak sultans and the empire's eventual collapse in 1918.</p> Signup and view all the answers