Ottoman Empire

The sacred space I chose is the Fatih Mosque, it also famous as Conqueror’s Mosque. It is one of the world most important and creative monuments of architectural history in Istanbul, where the East meets the West. Fatih Mosque was constructed between 1463 and 1470 A.D by Sultan Muhammad Al Fatih, who conquered Constantinople in 145. It built on the site of the Church of Holy Apostles. When Sultan Muhammad conquered Constantinople, he ordered his armies to apply the orders of Islam and not to…

Istanbul is currently the biggest city and metropolitan area in Turkey. Throughout history, being located in what we can describe as the centre of the “old world”, Istanbul has been the Capital of the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, the Latin Empire, and most recently the Ottoman Empire. Istanbul is the only city in the world which is located on both the European and Asian continents which is separated by a 20 mile long waterway, referred to as the Bosphorus that links the Mediterranean Sea…

power in Europe next to Great Britain, and was determined to grow her influence further. For example, Russia had attained Warsaw which turned into a separate kingdom of Poland and took Bessarabia from Turkey in 1812, which posed a threat to the Ottoman Empire and the international order. Britain, on the other hand, became dominant at sea and traded with many countries such as India. Although the Allies had created and maintained the balance, it was not going to last for long…

One of the exhibits at the British Museum that has attracted millions of visitors is the collection of sculptures from the Parthenon known as the Elgin Marbles. These marbles have been at the centre of debate for years over where they should reside. They are originally from the Parthenon in Athens, Greece, and there is controversy over whether or not the Trustees of the British Museum legally acquired the collection. Lord Elgin’s illegitimate acquisition of the Parthenon sculptures along with…

War was truly massive war. It had rather complex origins, it was vast in terms of scale, its human and material costs were enormous, and its results were profound. The First World War resulted in the end of four empires; the German, the Russian, the Austro-Hungarian and the Ottoman empires all ceased to exist by the end of the First World, either as a result of the economic demands of war - like Russia, which had a revolution half way through the war - or as a result of losing. The revolutions…

family was a major power throughout Europe for nearly 750 years. They managed to move themselves up from being just a family with a castle to one of the largest empires Europe has ever seen. Throughout their reign, the family saw some losses of land, but many more gains. They fought battles against their major enemies, the French and the Ottomans. They married nearly every royal family in Europe, until there was no more room left to expand. With hard work and intelligence, the Habsburgs were…

definition, an empire is: “a major political unit having a territory of great extent or a number of territories or peoples under a single sovereign authority.” Throughout history, there have been hundreds, if not thousands of empires that have risen and fallen over millennia. Some of them stand out more than others. In this paper, three of some of the most powerful empires will be discussed: the Mongol empire, the Byzantine Empire, and the Russian Empire. When one hears the term “Mongol…

started moving to rivers to be able to grow crops. Which had them live by a lot of people. But the starting of an empire is a different story. Empires formed before 350 BC for four main reasons. The reasons are climate change, migrations, new technologies, and administrative innovations. Egypt, Persia, and Neo-Assyrians showed these techniques while building their empires. One reason empires are built during this time is climate change. A major drought took place in 1200 BC. In Afro-Eurasia…

The Moorish Empire was the last great empire ruled by blacks and had a presence in most of the world. The Moors were originally nomadic people who lived in northern Africa. The word "moor" meant black or negro in Europe. The first moors were not actually known by the term "moor" but by the term "berber" or the Berbers. White historians would have you believe that whites were the first Europeans and that they were more advanced than blacks. However, the Moors were more advanced and better…

strong and mighty empires of both Umayyad and Abbasid clans; spreading Islam throughout northern europe to southern asia. Yet how did Islam impact science, art, and literature between these two strong forces? Can we come to a logical conclusion as to whom had the greatest impact? The Umayyad clan was focused on conquering and taking the land they had deemed as theirs. With obtaining mesopotamia, north africa, and persia they had a strong leading force. They started to build an empire right…