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They were part of Islam

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Muslims believe that Islam is the only real faith revealed by many prophets

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They believe that there is an afterlife

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Muhammad is an important figure in their religion. Though his importance is great he was a prophet and should not be worshiped.

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Anyone could join Islam. You didn't need to be from the middle east to be muslim.

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It was a constitutional monarch

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Osman was the first ruler

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The best known ruler was suleiman

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Kanun was a law system to keep law and order.

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The sultans often ruled over all of the empire

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Most of europe was unified under the ottoman empire

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Many journalists were starting from the ottomans

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Many wars with europe

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They took over constantinople. It then became their capital.

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Europeans never really liked the empire since they had so much power and control.

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They had major control over the silk road at some point

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They never really got into capitalism like the west did

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Most people worked labor intensive jobs in the empire

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They had control over many trade routes from the south europe

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They traded with china

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They had many wars with them

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Russia established major influence at some point for the Ottomans

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Many europeans became independent from the ottomans

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They got inspired by the renaissance

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They liked the western type of orchestra and decide to make their orchestra more similar to their style

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Art was heavily influenced by the europeans

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They used some persian traditions as their own

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Jewelry was often given in weddings as a gift. This gift was a form of saving

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Ottomans had military bands

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A meddah was a story teller that people listen to for entertainment.