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1. Traded silk, musk, rhubarb, spices and dyes
2. Many merchants moved to Istanbul
3. Including Jewish Traders
4. Trade, agriculture, transportation and religion made up their economy
5. Imported goods from Europe

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1. Economic - Ottoman empire isolated countries from the capitalistic system
2. Society- Much of Europe was unified under control of the Ottoman Empire
3. Political Challenge- Ottoman controlled major trade routes
4. Effect of global trade-  held a virtual monopoly between Europe and Asia
5. As a result of the capture of Constantinople the Byzantine Empire came to an end

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Cultural elements of the Ottoman Empire 

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Cultural elements of the Ottoman Empire 

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1. Art often defined the Islamic taboo of representing animals and humans
2. Many sultans trade "craft"
3. Art often pictured vines and leaves
4. Their main language was turkish
5. Their language came from the Arabic language

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1. Government types--Constitutional monarchy, absolute monarchy and dual monarchy
2. Leaders were murad II, Mehmed II, Osman, Selim, and Sulleyman
3. Many leaders mad an impact for the better
4. Many changes Sulleyman made were cultural
5. There is a highly structured social organization

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1. Islam was the official religion
2. Islam religion is based off prophet Muhammad
3. Followers of Islam are also called muslims
4. They believe in only one god
5. The crescent moon is a symbol of their religion

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1. Influenced the art
2. Adopted the Europeans law system
3.Adopted their style
4. Sultan Mahmud looks at the flawed and then changed his empire
5. Saw the dawn of journalism and brought it over