Directions: Complete the Activities below on the left side of your notebook under the title Islamic Empires: Government.
Begin exploring the Ottoman style of government by studying The Ottoman Empire, 1600, which shows the scale and scope of this empire at its height of power in the seventeenth century. Notice that the empire spanned three continents: Asia, Africa, and Europe. Within its borders lived Turks, Arabs, Berbers, and Slavs, although none of these ethnic groups was predominant throughout the empire. Most subjects of the Ottoman sultans were Muslims, but there were also significant numbers of Jews and Christians, with Christians comprising the majority of the population in the empire's Southeast European provinces.
Follow the link below for the Empire you are studying and answer all of the questions on the left side of your notebook.
Be prepared tomorrow to discuss the governing styles of the Ottoman Empire with class. We will discuss the similarities and differences of the governing styles of the three Islamic empires.