THE WORLD AT 1500 – World Empires WebQuest Ottoman Empire

THE WORLD AT 1500 – World Empires WebQuest
Ottoman Empire
To give you some background information, please read the brief info about the Ottoman
Empire found at the following link and answer the questions below:
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/434996/Ottoman-Empire
1. Who created the Ottoman Empire and where was it located?
2. During which centuries was it one of the most powerful empires in the world?
3. How long did it last? When did it end?
4. What country is there now?
Use the website below to answer questions 5 http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/history/ottomanempire_1.shtml
5. What religion “inspired and sustained” the Ottoman Empire?
6. Why is it important that so many people in the Ottoman Empire shared the same
religion?
7. List some of the reasons given for why the Ottoman Empire was so successful
8. What was the capital of the Ottoman Empire? It’s old name was “Constantinople” –
why was it renamed and what is it called now?
9. What were some of the goods traded by the Ottomans?
10. What was the leader of the Ottoman Empire called? (their title)
Mughal Empire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/history/mughalempire_1.shtml
11. The Mughal Empire ruled most of _____________ and _____________________ in the 16th and
17th centuries.
12. What religion were the Mughal rulers?
13. What religion did the majority of the empire follow (different from the rulers!)?
14. What are some of the changes they brought to India?
15. What VERY famous building did Jahan have commissioned and built in India during
his rule? Why did he build it/what was it supposed to symbolize?
Find on your own:
16. What did the Mughals trade? (What were the major goods that could be found India
during the 1500s?)
17. Look at the map on the previous page. Please list the European Trading Outposts in
the Mughal Empire and identify which European country they belong to.