The Ottomans Build a Vast Empire

Chapter 18 - section 1

1. What empire’s decline helped lead to the rise of the Ottoman Empire?

2. What is a ghazi?

3. Where did the Ottoman Empire get its name from?

4. What is a sultan?

5. Who was Mehmed II? What was he able to do?

(You will need to look at the map on page 509 to answer questions 6 & 7)

6. What waterways did the Ottoman Empire have access to?

7. In which time period did the Ottoman Empire gain the most land?

8. Look at the Document “Conquest of Constantinople” - use it to answer the following

questions:

a. In what details do the two sources agree? Disagree?

b. Why do you think the sultan wept over the destruction?

9. What holy cities were the Ottomans able to gain control of?

10. Who was Suleyman the Lawgiver? What was he able to do?

11. What was the devshirme system?

12. Who were the janissaries?

13. What led to the beginning of the decline of the Ottoman Empire?