Rise Of The Ottoman Empire Question: In considering the growth of either or both the Spanish and the Ottoman empires how much emphasis would you give to religion as a motivation for expansion?
Date Submitted: 04/20/2002 13:33:22
Category: / History / European History
Length: 6 pages (1597 words)
Category: / History / European History
Length: 6 pages (1597 words)
When considering the Ottoman Empire, one of the chief ideas to spring to mind is Islam. Certainly it is accepted that the Ottoman empire was traditionally an Islamic empire and remained officially so from its birth to its demise. However, to ascertain whether religion was the most significant motivation for their expansion this empire must be examined in further detail.
The Ottoman Empire sprung from nomadic tribes conquering neighbouring territories in Anatolia. The word Ottoman …
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…Successors, 1801-1927 (rev. ed. 1936, repr. 1966)
P. Wittek, The Rise of The Ottoman Empire (1938)
H. Inalcik, The Ottoman Empire: The Classical Age, 1300-1600 (tr. 1973)
The Ottoman and Mughal Empires:
http://wps.ablongman.com/long_stearns_worldhstbr_4/0,7059,46497-,00.html
The Emergence of the Ottomans:
http://www.mfa.gov.tr/grupe/eo/03.htm
The Ottoman Empire in World War 1:
www.zum.de/whkmla/region/asmin/ottemp191418.html
The Ottomans:Origins:
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/OTTOMAN/ORIGIN.HTM
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