World history/WHME101/Absolutism/Absolutism in the Middle East

Reading

Read the below article. As you do so, consider the following questions:

• What factors contributed to the success of the Ottoman Empire?

• How did the Ottoman Empire spread Islam?

• What led to the Ottoman retreat?

Robert Guisepi, 'The Ottomans: From Frontier Warriors to Empire Builders', World History International, 1992.

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