Ottoman Empire Study Guide Essay

Devshirme Every 2 years or so, new-fashioned Christians were taken and trained and converted to Islam. They would either be janissaries (foot soldiers) but ones with smart promise went to work in the government. Many became causalityful. Some were slaves? Because the enslavement of the Muslims was non allowed. The power was NOT hereditary (like the Chinese). So the sultan surrounded himself with good deal who did not have families. Millet System Each religion had their own attractor-Kept Jews and Christians happy- moreover they were static viewed as second-class citizens.-Everyone in a Millet calm down had to pay taxes to Empire though.-The Christians and Jews had to pay a special tax called the Jyzia. Jyzia was dear(predicate) tax. It showed favor to the Muslims. If you converted to Islam then you would not have to pay the tax. -Jews usually had more respect for this system because they never really were respected and had a country -Muslims regarded the Christians and Jews with a sort of respect because they are all Abrahamic Religions. But they were skeptical of Christianity because of the holy trinity and they believed that that meant they were poly, not monotheistic. Sleyman Suleyman the Magnificent-10th footstool Sultan-Had great army-Warlike-Enforced the Law of Fratricide which was the act of sidesplitting all male relatives of the sultans so they would not over take the throne. -Was marry to Hrrem (the smiling one) who was the head concubine fell in do it with her. This was unusual because by this time it was not necessary for alliances through wedlock to be formed.Selim the Sot Successor of Suleyman.-Did not do much. Slacker. Preferred Eunuchs and concubines, and drank a lot MuradIII Successor to Selim-Manipulated by mother and wife-But still had military advancesMehmet Sultan Mehmet II-Conquered Constantinoplerenamed it Istanbullargest city in Europe (700,000+ people)architecturally unbeliev adapted (symbolized wealth and power)-Formed a navyenabled Ottomans to conquer Venice and Mediterranean Islands -Improved soldiersguns + gunpowder + technical advantages-portable gunsDecline of Ottomans Inflation, created an atmosphere of bribery and corruption. Not able to pay Janissaries so they no longer had complete power. Army became slight efficient. Sultans stopped training their sons to rule so they became terrible rulers. So power went to the Janissaries and became a hereditary thing. Empire soon began to be ruled by the military.