Ottoman Empire

Anatolia

Where the Ottoman Empire was centered (Modern Turkey), ruled much of the Islamic world from the 15th century until the end of 1918

Osman

Ottoman Sultan (king, emperor) presided over the initial expansion of the Ottoman Empire

Sufism

• A mystical sect of Islam

  • Typically Sunni, and while not overly legalistic, do abide by Islamic law

Salafism/ Wahhabism

Sufis have been persecuted throughout Islamic history by various powers, and a resurgence of anti-Sufi sentiment accompanied the severe, conservative Islamic movements of the 18th and 19th centuries

Fall of Constantinople.

Refers to the Ottoman Empire’s conquest of the Byzantine capital, Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire and marking a significant shift in European history

Siege of Vienna

Suleiman led this siege with the Ottoman military in 1529 but was ultimately repelled

Mehmed

He amassed a huge army of Muslim soldiers by portraying the conquest as a religious mission and promising rewards

Suleiman

He presided over the height of the Ottoman Empire; at no other point did the empire control so much territory. He pushed into Europe and laid Siege to Vienna in 1529 but was ultimately repelled.

Sulemaniye Mosque

Was built by Suleiman the Magnificent in Istanbul next to the Hagia Sophia.

Little Ice Age

Cold weather caused unsettling power structures where they occurred. Peaked around 1640 throughout Eurasia.

T.E. Lawrence

Helped aid Arabs for freedom from Ottoman Rule

Mustafa Kemal Aturk

When the Ottoman Empire fell, he began to build a more Western-style republic in Turkey.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey is now ruled by a more conservative Islamic government led by this guy.