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Ottoman's had a virtual monopoly on trade between Europe and Asia. Ottoman's controlled all of their trade. Europe embarked on the Age of Discovery because Ottoman controlled major trade routes. Eastern Europe was unified under the control of the Ottoman Empire.

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Suleyman had studies such as history, geography, astronomy, math, and architecture. He hired artist to paint and hired poets who wrote about foreign influences. Soldiers educated converted boys to Islamic.

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Ottoman's exported luxury goods like silk fur, silk, tobacco, and spices.  They got imported goods such as wool clothes, glassware, medicine, gun powder, and clocks.  They were in control of most of Europe's trade.  They also had control of Asia's trade routes.

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Suleyman didn't care really what they believed in.  He had Christianity, Jewish, Islamic, and Muslim.  He helped the Jewish and Christian the most. He turned some christian kids into Muslim in the army. The christian families wanted their children in the army.

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Othman grew followers  and bought land.  He formed alliances with some Emirs and conquered others.  Orkan I captured Adrianpole and called himself Sultan.  Mehmed II defeated the the Venetions and invaded Hungary.  He also overcame an army of Italian Crusaders.

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The Ottoman's adopted European's systems of law, dress, art and military.  Sultan Mahmud II enforced a dress code of a fez, frock coat and fitted trousers.  The army recruits artist so that they can learn to paint.  Some of them are landscape artist.  Sultans designed their houses with European items.