https://padlet.com/22grazil/9nn92u9nh783 By: Sophia Ledwitz, Monica Gomez, Loretta Grazi, Aiden Roussell, Kyle Sinks, and Jack Zabarsky. en-us 2018-10-04 17:03:45 UTC 2025-02-13 20:42:09 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Brightnessdown.png 22roussellaiden https://padlet.com/22grazil/9nn92u9nh783/wish/290861474 The Ottomans started to the decline in 1807. The empire fell when hit by inflation caused by the influx in metals, had to sell land. Most land lost in 1830-1923. After World War I only controlled Turkey.]]> 2018-10-09 16:37:43 UTC https://padlet.com/22grazil/9nn92u9nh783/wish/290861474 22zabarskyj https://padlet.com/22grazil/9nn92u9nh783/wish/290868662  The empire started small but rapidly expanded by buying land, forming alliances, and conquering others. Mehmed II conquered Constantinople. Mehmed II achieved the most dramtic feat in the Ottoman Empires history. He got the empire a port which would help trade become more triumphant]]> 2018-10-09 16:48:19 UTC https://padlet.com/22grazil/9nn92u9nh783/wish/290868662 22sinksk https://padlet.com/22grazil/9nn92u9nh783/wish/290871304 The Ottoman empire today controlled various countries in Europe, Africa, and Asia.  The countries are all of Turkey, Cyprus, Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon and Israel.  And parts of Egypt, Greece, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan.  In the Ottoman empire they kidnap christian boys to be janissaries or slaves in their army.  Today any 18 year old can volunteer for the military in Turkey which was a main country in the Ottoman Empire.]]> 2018-10-09 16:52:01 UTC https://padlet.com/22grazil/9nn92u9nh783/wish/290871304 22gomezm https://padlet.com/22grazil/9nn92u9nh783/wish/290871414 Osman, the most successful ghazis warrior, established a small Muslim state in Anatolia around 1300 and 1326. His followers extended the land conquering, buying, and forming alliances.
The success of the establishment of the Ottoman Empire was largely due to the invention of gunpowder. Without gunpowder it would be difficult to conquer surrounding land. ]]> 2018-10-09 16:52:12 UTC https://padlet.com/22grazil/9nn92u9nh783/wish/290871414 22ledwitzs https://padlet.com/22grazil/9nn92u9nh783/wish/290874461 2018-10-09 16:56:13 UTC https://padlet.com/22grazil/9nn92u9nh783/wish/290874461 22ledwitzs https://padlet.com/22grazil/9nn92u9nh783/wish/290875246  pt 2]]> 2018-10-09 16:57:19 UTC https://padlet.com/22grazil/9nn92u9nh783/wish/290875246 22ledwitzs https://padlet.com/22grazil/9nn92u9nh783/wish/290875641 pt 3

]]> 2018-10-09 16:57:58 UTC https://padlet.com/22grazil/9nn92u9nh783/wish/290875641 22zabarskyj https://padlet.com/22grazil/9nn92u9nh783/wish/291768578 The Ottoman Empire reached the peak of its power during the rule of Selim's son, Suleiman the Magnificent (ruled 1520-1566). Suleiman came to the throne as one of the wealthiest rulers in the world.

]]> 2018-10-11 14:57:32 UTC https://padlet.com/22grazil/9nn92u9nh783/wish/291768578 22grazil https://padlet.com/22grazil/9nn92u9nh783/wish/291821272 Animated map of how the Ottoman empire grew and declined.]]> 2018-10-11 16:17:06 UTC https://padlet.com/22grazil/9nn92u9nh783/wish/291821272