HISTORY OF MIDDLE EAST CIVILIZATION I
Study Guide and Question for Topic 12;
The Winning of the Ottoman Empire
 

Towers of Rumeli Hissar

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Identification Items:
Identify and discuss the importance of the following items.
Timur, Mehmed I, Bayezid I, Battle of Ankara, Musa, Suleiman, Isa, Ali Pasha Chandarli, Evrenos family, pasha,  janissaries, siipahis, Karaman Turks, Rumeli and Anatolia, Murad II, King Ladislaus, John Hunyadi, Khalil Pasha Chandarli, Mehmet II, George Kastriota, Battle of Kossovo,  Rumeli Hissar, Andalou Hissar, Pera, Sea of Maramara, Thrace, Golden Horn, Edirne, Dolmabache, Taksim Square, Millet, Topkapi, Devshirmeh, Yeni Cheri,
Topic for Study:
1.  Discuss the political strategy the Mehmed I used to reunite the Ottoman State.
2.  Discuss the composition, organization, and training of the Ottoman army
3.  Discuss the political and military problems that confronted Murad II.   Why was it necessary for Murad to be recalled from retirement?   What cultural contributions did Murad add to Ottoman heritage?
4.  Discuss Mehmet  II's strategy for taking the city of Istanbul and his plans for the rebuilding the capitol.
Reading Assignment:  Ochsenwald and Fisher, Chapter 15
 

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