1 / 23

Chapter 18

Chapter 18. The Muslim World Expands. Chapter 18. The Muslim World Expands, 1300-1700. Ruler Supreme. Create the ultimate ruler by choosing traits of rulers from the Ottoman and Mughal Empires. Keep in mind : Goals shared by these rulers included- Expanding their territory

cherie
Télécharger la présentation

Chapter 18

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Chapter 18 The Muslim World Expands

  2. Chapter 18 The Muslim World Expands, 1300-1700

  3. Ruler Supreme Create the ultimate ruler by choosing traits of rulers from the Ottoman and Mughal Empires. Keep in mind: Goals shared by these rulers included- • Expanding their territory • Protecting their empire • Controlling the population either strictly or leniently (backgrounds, religion, taxes) You have taken power of a small territory surrounded by neighboring empires. I want you to pick 4 tactics/qualities of rulers from chapter 18 which impacted the growth (or decline) of their Empires. Please tell me the name of each ruler, and the empire he or she reigned from (Ottoman or Mughal), after describing his or her trait. Then, write a paragraph explaining the outcomes of your ruler’s empire. Don’t forget to name your ruler! Due Friday at the beginning of class

  4. Name • Date • Period • Your Ruler’s Name • Describe a characteristic (Name of Ruler, Empire) • Describe a characteristic (Name of Ruler, Empire) • Describe a characteristic (Name of Ruler, Empire) • Describe a characteristic (Name of Ruler, Empire) • Paragraph explaining the outcomes from your choices. Remember that a paragraph is typically a minimum of three sentences. Please do not do the minimum

  5. Chapter 18 Section 1- The Ottomans Build a Vast Empire Anatolian Turks saw themselves as warriors for Islam or ghazis. The most successful of the ghazis was Osman who people in the West called Othman and his followers the Ottomans. Osman built a small Muslim state in Anatolia between 1300 and 1326.

  6. Military Success The Ottomans’ military success was based on the use of gunpowder Osman’s son Orkhan I declared himself sultan, meaning “overlord” or “one with power” In 1361 The Ottomans conquered Adrianople Acted kindly toward the people they conquered

  7. Mehmed II or Mehmed the Conqueror completes the conquest of Constantinople. Constantinople made trade easier for the Ottoman Empire. *map: pg.508 Constantinople became Istanbul and was open to people of many religious backgrounds.

  8. Ottoman Empire Selim the Grim, Mehmed’s grandson captures the holy cities of Islam (Mecca and Medina) and Cairo.

  9. Suleyman the Lawgiver • Suleyman the Lawgiver came to the throne in 1520 and ruled for 46 years. • Suleyman was a superb military leader and continued to conquer cities along the coast of Africa and into Europe • Suleyman’s army invaded as far as into central Europe and Asia • Suleyman became the most powerful monarch on earth.

  10. Suleyman the Lawgiver Suleyman re-structured the government making it more efficient He also created a law code to handle both criminal and civil disputes Devrishme System- Suleyman drafted young men from the christian territories he conquered to be janisseries, an elite force of educated soldiers Granted freedom of worship to other religious communities

  11. The Ottoman Empire Declines Suleyman’s Legacy Suleyman killed his oldest son and sent another into exile. A pattern emerged and it became cusomary for a sultan to strangle his brothers. They would also keep their sons in prison cutting them off from an education. This produced a long line of week sultans

  12. Culture Flourishes under Suleyman Suleyman found time to study poetry, architecture, astronomy, mathematics, and history A creative period, similar to the European Renaissance took place under Suleyman The Mosque of Suleyman: Includes four schools, a library, a bath house, and a hospital

  13. Chapter 18 Section 2- The Mughal Empire • Muslim nomads, who called themselves Mughals, invade what is now India • Between the 13 and 16th centuries a series of Sultans (33 to be exact) ruled the a divided territory

  14. Babur Unites an Empire • Babur was a Mongol leader and descendant of Genghis Khan • The Moghal Empire was founded when Babur defeated the last of the sultans in 1526 and united the territories (Babur defeated the Sultan at the Battle of Panipat where they used gunpowder for the first time in India)

  15. Akbar’s Golden Age • Akbar, Babur’s grandson, ruled the Empire from 1556 to 1605 after his father, Babur’s son, lost most of the territory Babur had gained • Akbar lead with wisdom and tolerance and under his rule the empire grew considerably • Believed that military power was the root of his strength

  16. “School of Thought” by Akbar- A king must always be aggressive so that his neighbors will not try to conquer him Military Power and political wisdom…A winning combination Akbar equipped his armies with heavy artillery such as cannons which enabled him to invade walled cities He appointed rajputs as officers, turning potential enemies into allies Akbar’s Golden Age Rajputs: members of landowning clans in India and Pakistan

  17. Akbar too, was a Muslim He firmly defended religious freedom and allowed his people to practice different faiths Allowed natives and foreigners, Hindus and Muslims to participate as government officials - This contributed to the quality of his government Akbar’s Golden Age

  18. The Languages of the Mughal Empire under Akbar Persian was the language of Akbar’s court and of high culture Common people spoke Hindi, a mixture of Persian and local language, and one of the most widely spoken languages of India today Out of the Mughal armies came a new language Urdu (Akbar’s soldiers, like his officials, came from a variety of backgrounds and cultures) Akbar’s Golden Age

  19. Miniatures- small, highly detailed, colorful paintings used as book illustrations or kept in albums Tulsi Das- a poet, retold the epic love story of Rama and Sita in Ramcaritmanas Architecture- a style known for massive but graceful structures decorated with intricate stonework depicting Hindu themes; still known as Akbar period architecture Art and Literature of the Mughal Court

  20. Akbar’s Successors Jahangir and NurJahan- Akbar’s son, Jahangir, left the affairs of the state to his wife, NurJahan. She ruled with an iron hand. Was an excellent economic strategist Jahangir (NurJahan) was tolerant of all religions until his son, Khusrau, rebelled and turned to the Sikhs- a nonviolent religious group. The Sikhs became the target of Mughal hatred.

  21. Akbar’s Successors Shah Jahan- Jahangir’s son and successor Could not tolerate competition- secured his throne by assassinating all possible rivals Built the Taj Mahal, a memorial to his wife Mumtaz Mahal. The people of the empire suffered from famine and heavy taxes to support their rulers extravagant life-style

  22. Akbar’s Successors Aurangzeb- The third son of Shah Jahan took power after his father became ill by executing his oldest brother and putting his father in prison Aurangzeb was an aggressive empire builder who expanded the Mughal empire to its greatest size, but… The power of the empire weakened largely because of Aurangzeb’s oppression of his people Not as open-minded as his successors, he taxed non-Muslims and dismissed Hindus from government. He also banned the construction of new temples and had Hindu monuments destroyed. Hindu rajputs rebelled.

More Related