LESSON 4.1 Overview
INQUIRY QUESTION How did the Ottoman Empire become one of history’s most powerful and diverse societies? Imagine walking through a bustling marketplace where traders from Europe and Asia haggle over spices and silks, while nearby a group discusses poetry in a coffee house, and people of different faiths worship freely in churches, synagogues and mosques. This was daily life in the Ottoman Empire, one of the world’s most diverse and influential civilisations.
Pre-test Online pre-test eWorkbook Customisable worksheets for this topic (ewbk-14236) Digital document Key terms glossary (doc-43118) Video eLesson The Ottoman Empire (c. 790 – 1066) (eles-1825)
610 Mohammed experiences
8th century Early Islamic Empire at its peak; beginning of the ‘golden age of Islam’
7th century Expansion of Islam across the Middle East and Africa
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