Emily N’s Blog

Did you know the Ottoman Empire controlled many different lands?In this essay you will learn about the Ottoman Empire.

The people who live their are called Ottomans.The Ottomans fought to make their influence greater.And the empire controlled Turkey,Syria,Palestine,Arabia,and ,Egypt.The Ottomans also conquered,in the 1400’s Constantinople.The sultans or the Turkish rulers made people pay large taxes and obey Muslim laws.

In the 1500’s, the Ottoman Empire reached the summit under he rule of Suleyman1.The social ways of life and government were turned into laws that lasted 400 years .In the middle of the 1500’s the Ottoman Empire had the Middle East,most of North Africa,and most of Europe.They were very powerful.But,after that the Arab lands were neglected.

But, when World War 1 came in 1914 they weren’t as powerful.So, they feared Zionist who were interested in the region.The Arabs wanted independence.So, when Britain promised them independence they agreed to support the British.In 1916 Britain and France concluded Sykes-Picot Agreement.Which said that Palestine ,Syria, and ,Iraq were to be divided between 2 European countries. And Palestine was the Jews homeland.

In the end, after being divided, the Ottoman Empire was gone.

For more information, read Israel In Pictures: Visual Geography series at Horace W. Porter library www.hwporter.org