https://padlet.com/23kroesek/jakhnf4inpmg en-us 2019-10-16 14:00:42 UTC 2025-12-09 15:49:27 UTC hello@padlet.com 23kroesek https://padlet.com/23kroesek/jakhnf4inpmg/wish/398477140 - The Ottoman literature was influenced greatly from european literature. 

- Ottoman journalism was also influenced from European journalism. 

- Their art and law system came from the Europeans. 

- Russia had major influence and power over the Ottoman empire. 

- European photography influenced ottoman photography. ]]> 2019-10-16 14:06:57 UTC https://padlet.com/23kroesek/jakhnf4inpmg/wish/398477140 23kroesek https://padlet.com/23kroesek/jakhnf4inpmg/wish/398477616 - Islam was the official religion of the Ottoman Empire. 

- The highest position in Islam, caliphate, was claimed by the sultan. 

- The Sultan must have been a devout muslim and was given the literal authority of the caliph. 

- Islam was the focus, but others were allowed to worship Judaism and christianity.  

- To protect themselves from evil, ottomans would wear little charms, such as necklaces.   ]]> 2019-10-16 14:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/23kroesek/jakhnf4inpmg/wish/398477616 23kroesek https://padlet.com/23kroesek/jakhnf4inpmg/wish/398478243 - Sultan was the supreme ruler. 

- They had effective control of its provinces, officials and inhabitants. 

- wealth and rank could be inherited, but were just as often earned. 

- Military service was a key to advancement in the hierarchy.  

- The central government was composed of the Sultan and his own staff in what was known as the "house of Osman".  

]]> 2019-10-16 14:08:33 UTC https://padlet.com/23kroesek/jakhnf4inpmg/wish/398478243 23kroesek https://padlet.com/23kroesek/jakhnf4inpmg/wish/398485096 - The Ottoman empire isolated the countries from the capitalistic system of western Europe.  
- The Ottoman empire gained control of most of the trade routes to East Asia. 

- Much of the Eastern Europe was unified under the control of the Ottoman empire. 

- Portuguese explorers sought new sea routes to avoid the Ottoman monopoly. 

- The Ottoman empire controlled the eastern Mediterranean and numerous overland trade routes. ]]> 2019-10-16 14:18:21 UTC https://padlet.com/23kroesek/jakhnf4inpmg/wish/398485096 23kroesek https://padlet.com/23kroesek/jakhnf4inpmg/wish/398485308 - The culture of the ottoman empire was influenced from cultures of conquered lands and their people. 

- Culture was influenced by Byzantium, the Arab culture of the Islamic middle east, and the Persian culture of Iran. 

- The cuisine of the ottoman empire was highly sophisticated and elaborate fusion of many culture traditions found in the empire.  

- The music of the ottoman empire had an distinct style of court music. 

- Dancing was also an important element of Ottoman culture and incorporated the folkloric  dancing traditions. 

]]> 2019-10-16 14:18:40 UTC https://padlet.com/23kroesek/jakhnf4inpmg/wish/398485308 23kroesek https://padlet.com/23kroesek/jakhnf4inpmg/wish/398485687 - Ottomans saw military expansion and careful use of currency as the main source of wealth. 

- Agriculture seen as more important than manufacture and commerce. 

- Ottomans continued along the trajectory of territorial expansion, traditional monopolies, conservative land holding and agriculture. 

- The ottoman empire had main control of the silk road. 

- Europeans would trade through Constantinople and other muslim countries where they would have to pay high taxes.   

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