The Ottoman Empire: The Strengths Of The Ottoman Empire

All empires in history had a high in their history but they all eventually came to their demise. The Ottoman Empire and the Ming Dynasty both had ways they gained, consolidated and maintained their power while they were at their highest point. They had significant leaders that lead to these successful points.

Beginning in the 18th century, many ancient civilizations began to decline including the Ottoman empire and the Qing dynasty. The Ottomans had reached their peak late in the 15th century. The turkic warriors demolished the Byzantine empire and established an Islamic society in much of the Balkans and the Mediterranean. To the east a new Chinese dynasty was emerging in the mid 17th century. The Qing emperors were not of Chinese descent, but were instead a nomadic group called the Manchu that conquered a declining Ming dynasty in 1644. The Manchu adopted many of the Chinese ways and allowed society to continue as it had. Although the decline of the Ottoman and the Qing dynasty had a few key similarities, the conditions of their fall

Before 1914, society had never seen a war with so many losses; not just in terms of life but economically as well. The war took place from 1914 to 1919, with two main sides, the Allies (France, England, Russia, later Italy and the U.S.) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey). The war officially began when Austria declared war on Serbia, and after that a domino-effect took place. Within a few months most of Europe was tangled up in a struggle for economic and political power. One country however, Germany, was determined to beat everyone and seemed to be in the middle of all the conflicts. After a total loss of 17 million people, both soldiers and civilians, the war ended with an Ally victory. In 1919, the Allies (except

Throughout history, many impactful and memorable empires have arisen. Each empire has its own defining traits that lead to its success or demise. Some empires are very similar, while some posses many different traits. And although some can possess the same quality, their implication and utilization of that quality can create many gaps in the empire’s overall similarity to the other. Two powerful and historically important empires are the Ottoman empire, and the Mughal empire. The two empires share many traits, but they also differ in many ways. However, although similar, the Ottoman empire and Mughal empire are fundamentally different because of their view on religious tolerance, utilization of military successes, and women’s rights.

The gunpowder weapons helped the Ottoman empire expand. They were able to take over other empires such as the Byzantine. The gunpowder weapons weren’t strong enough because other empires could make more powerful weapons and could take over other empires. Gunpowder weapons weren’t contributed to the fall of the Ottoman empire they fell because they were on the losing side of World War

The Muslim world expanded tremendously during the 1300s to 1700s. The Ottoman Empire and Safavid Empire were two out of the three empires that had significant changes during these time. Though the Ottoman and Safavid Empire contrast on leaders and ways they rule, they similar on their declination and cultures.

This split formed a rivalry between Islam and Byzantium. Also during this time period, Persia is thriving to the west of the Byzantine Empire. These three clashed over a period of time, but Islam’s rise, mainly its military and political dominance, gave it a foothold over the competition. Islam was able to conquer both the Byzantine and Persian empires after the Roman-Persian wars left both empires crippled. This created an Islamic powerhouse in which the spread of Islam was easily facilitated throughout

The June 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by the Serbian Black Hand Group, caused Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia. As their allies got involved this conflict grew into World War I (WWI). This event wasn’t the real cause of the war, it was just the spark that started it. Most people would say the causes were imperialism, nationalism, alliances and militarism.

In 1914, a war broke out between two alliances: the Central Powers and the Allies. Germany and Austria-Hungary made up the Central Powers, and the Allies consisted of Britain, France, Russia, and the United States. This great battle became known as World War I, an event where millions of people died over a four-year span for an unnecessary cause. In order to gain military power, help allies, and imperialize, these countries used all their reserves and maximized their efforts to win this war. Countries motivated men to join the war with fame and nationalism. For example, in All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque, a German soldier, named Paul Baumer, joins the war because he was taught to believe that war was easy, and he would be recognized as a hero. Unexpectedly, he encounters many disturbing moments during

Governments back in 1450-1750 CE was governed by successful emperors and some were governed by some emperors that ran the empire into complete disaster and chaos. There was two successful empires though that made history, it was the Ottoman Empire and the Mughal Empire with their systems that help them stabilize, centralize and maintain control. Both empires had great powerful emperors that lead the empire to Success!

The Ottoman and Mughal empires both used Islam in their culture, economy, wars, and society. It influenced their art, the way they treated non-Muslims, their motivations for war. It is important to note that both empires were influenced differently by their majority religion. However, both the Ottomans and Mughals were heavily influenced as Islam was a major part of everyday life from the art to the bureaucracy.

In my view, the Ottoman Empire became multi-ethnic and multi-religious from the very beginning due to their early experiences as horsemen nomads and their ability to accept differences. Before they became the large and successful empire as it is known today, the Ottomans cohabited with diverse tribal clans, which in

Since the beginning, the Ottomans later known as “Turks” by Italians and French were a tribal confederation who had no homeland. They were part of other tribes from the steppes of Central and Inner Asia, each tribe was called by the name of the leader of their tribe. The creation

The ancient Roman saying states: All roads lead to Rome! And this was true, in this essay I will show what great achievements and inventions happened during the plus minus 500 years from 27 Before Common Era, to 476 Common Era, in the Roman Empire and argue how these achievements and inventions still have influences in our everyday life and the modern world we live in today. Of course the Roman Empire consisted of more than just Roads, the Roman legislative system, their customs and traditions, religions, social structure, political system, art, architecture, writing, philosophy, citizenship, language use and military advancements held their Empire and their citizens together. I will reflect and show, how some of these tools the Romans used almost 2000 years ago, still live on through us today.

We as social beings have the need to feel secure in the environment we live in . We want to feel a sense of belongingness to a certain group to fulfill our need of security and to gain our own identity. Ethnicity gives us the identity of who we are and where we come from and it helps an individual to be recognized in a certain way. The Persians can be viewed as an example to learn how they stay united as one ethnic culture . Persia was one of the world's largest and the richest empires which successfully contributed to modern civilization. They were a civilization who gave priority to treating everyone with equal respect. The Persians produced some of the best scholars in the world who have successfully contributed to fields such as astronomy, medicine, mathematics, literature and philosophy. Throughout the millenniums of invasions and conquests; Persians have known to have been tough enough to live through it and repel the invaders. Persia , modern day includes Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Israel and some parts of Egypt and India. In this Paper I will be focusing mainly on Persia's historical aspect, their Religion, language and the culture.