1. THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
--The Ottoman Empire began in 1299, in present day Turkey, which is located in southwestern Asia.
--The empire later grew and included parts of Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.

3. Growth Of the Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire grew fast by taking over many regions.
Soon it was one of the largest empires in the world.
By 1451, the Ottomans ruled many cities in the Middle East and Europe.
In 1453, the Ottomans took Constantinople (later called Istanbul located in present day Turkey).
Constantinople was the capital of the Ottoman Empire.
It was one of the largest cities of the time.

4. The 16th Century (1500’s) was the best time for Ottomans…
Suleyman, the son of Selim I, ruled from to 1566.
He expanded the empire
**The Ottoman Empire is best known for spreading Islam throughout parts of the world
**Suleman died in 1566, by which time he was the best known Muslim leader in the world.
All Ottoman rulers followed Islam!!!

5. Impact of Ottomans— They spread the Islamic Religion
Ottomans controlled many important trade routes
Europe & Asia were linked together by Ottoman trade routes---this helped spread the Islamic culture and religion
Many countries saw the Ottomans as a threat because they were so powerful
Christians did not want the Ottomans to spread Islam

6. Decline and End of Ottoman…
By the 20th century, the Ottoman Empire was weak.
The Ottomans sided with the losing side during World War I, which fought against the Allied powers of England, France, Russia, and the United States.
After World War I ended the Ottoman Empire was crushed & it broke up…shortly after and the land was split between European nations.
Soon after World War I ended Middle Eastern nations were formed in the land that was once known as the Ottoman Empire
This created unfair boundaries & mixed ethnic groups who did not get along with each other.