How did Islam influence the rise of the Ottoman State? Please explain and provide examples. Analyze the Ottoman rise to power from a frontier principality to an empire. Guideline: Pay attention to both internal and external developments that made possible the Ottoman success. See: the institutions responsible for the ascension of the Ottoman state, their inter-relationships, the state’s policies, the Ottoman military conquests, the political situation in Asia Minor, the Balkans, etc. Evaluate the Christian states’ reaction to the Ottoman expansionism and the Ottoman influence on Christian states.
Students must use at least one of the following sources:
Finkel, Caroline. Osman’s Dream : The History of the Ottoman Empire, Basic Books, 2007. ProQuest Ebook Central, (Ch. 1-3, p. 1-80)
Halil Inalcik, The Ottoman Empire: The Classical Age, 1300-1600, Praeger, 1973, Chapters: 1-4, p. 5-34
