Unit 3: Empires Expand & Maintain Power - Ottoman Case Study
| Today’s Inquiry Questions
| How and why did the Ottoman Empire develop and expand from 1450 to 1750? ● What methods did Ottoman Sultans (rulers) use
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Unit 3: Empires Expand & Maintain Power - Ottoman Case Study
| Today’s Inquiry Questions
| How and why did the Ottoman Empire develop and expand from 1450 to 1750? ● What methods did Ottoman Sultans (rulers) use to legitimize and consolidate power in the Ottoman Empire?
Part I: Ottoman Development and Expansion
| Document | Based on this document, how and/or why did the Ottoman Empire develop and expand from 1450 to 1750?
| 1 Map of Ottoman Expansion |
| 2 The History of Mehmed the Conqueror | What specific military tactics, units, and weapons were utilized in the siege of Constantinople? . According to the author, what role did Mehmed II play in this siege? How could you source this document?
| 3 Letter from Sultan Selim I | Why do you think Sultan Selim I quotes the Qu’ran so often in his letter? What about the Safavids is most upsetting to to Sultan Selim I?
| 4 Siege of Rhodes Miniature Painting | What weapons were utilized by the Ottomans in the Siege of Rhodes?
| 5 Ottoman Miniature | How would this image be used as a show of power?
| 6 Ottoman Siege of Esztergom |
| 7 The Turkish Letters |
Part II: Legitimizing and Consolidating Power
| Document | Based on this document, what method(s) did Ottoman Sultans (rulers) use to legitimize and consolidate power in the Ottoman Empire?
| 8 Topkapi Palace |
| 9 Suleymaniye Mosque | How did the Sultan use Janissaries as a show of power?
| Respond to the inquiry lesson question using specific information, examples, and evidence from the artifacts. Answer this as if it were a DBQ thesis statement for an essay you were writing on the topic. Evaluate the extent to which the Ottoman Empire developed and expanded from 1450 to 1750?
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| Evaluate the extent to which Ottoman rulers used a variety of methods to legitimize and consolidate Ottoman power in the 1450 to 1750 time period.
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