WHAP Unit 4 Ottomans Answers

In the 1600s, two things "strained the (Ottoman Empire's) limited resources. What were those two things?

In the 1600s, two things "strained the (Ottoman Empire's) limited resources. What were those two things?

Military campaigns and a growing population

Even as the Ottoman Empire's "strength waned, by the 17th century, its sultans faced" what kind of a world?

commercially more connected

What got introduced into "Ottoman networks of commerce and moneylending" that destabilized the empire?

New World silver

The Ottomans had banned trade with the outside world. But now, because of the silver from the New World, Ottoman merchants established ___________________________.

black markets for stuff that Europeans would buy with silver

What did European buyers use to buy things like wheat, copper, and wool from the Ottomans?

Silver

Why didn't the Ottoman government get tax revenues when the Ottoman merchants sold commodities on the black market in the 1600s?

Because the sales were illegal

During the 1600s, the Ottoman rulers had to borrow silver from ______________________, which weakened the sultans' authority.

merchants

The Ottoman Empire had really bad ______________ in the years from 1550 to 1650 because of all the silver that was coming into the country and because of government budget deficits.

inflation

Because of the inflation, there were uprisings in the Ottoman Empire. What did these uprisings threaten?

state's stability

Overall, in the 16th century, the Ottoman Empire wanted to create what kind of an economy?

Self-contained and self-sufficient

What undermined the Ottomans' attempt to create a self-contained/self-sufficient economy in the 16th century?

Silver

What four bad things did "the influx of silver" into the Ottoman Empire in the 1500s cause?

breakaway regimes, widespread inflation, social discontent, and conflict between state and its financiers