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History at key stage 3    (Year 7)

Unit 6: What were the achievements of the Islamic states 600-1600?
Section 8: How powerful were the rulers of the Ottoman empire?

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Objectives
Children should learn:
  • how the Ottoman empire spread
  • some of the characteristic features of the Ottoman empire
  • to compare the positions of a sultan such as Suleyman the Magnificent and a contemporary such as Henry VIII

Activities

Outcomes
Children:
  • Provide an overview of the rise of the Ottoman dynasty and the significance of the conquest of Constantinople in 1453. Use maps to gauge the extent of Ottoman power in the sixteenth century.
  • Ask pupils to research the power of the sultan in general, and the career of Suleyman the Magnificent in particular.
  • Provide pupils with summary information on the career of Suleyman's English contemporary, King Henry VIII.
  • Pupils produce a comparison of the two monarchs, identifying similarities and differences.
  • describe, using appropriate technical terms, how the Ottoman sultans controlled their vast empire
  • identify similarities and differences between the position of an Ottoman sultan and a contemporary English monarch

Points to note
  • The design of this activity assumes that pupils have already undertaken work on the Tudor monarchy. It will need modification if this is not the case.
  • The first activity could be extended by asking pupils to describe distinctive features of Ottoman rule, including the Janissary system.
  • Pupils' work in this section could be deepened by using unit 22 'The role of the individual' to investigate the life of Suleyman the Magnificent.

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This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. What is Islam?
2. How did the world of the Middle East change during the life of the Prophet Muhammad
3. A new Islamic city: how did the Abbasid caliphs organise their new capital at Baghdad?
4. How did Arab Muslims contribute to the world of mathematics and science during the Middle Ages?
5. What can we learn from the architecture of Islamic civilisations?
6. How successful were the crusader attacks on the Islamic world?
7. Why do people disagree about Salah al-Din?
8. How powerful were the rulers of the Ottoman empire?
9. What were the achievements of the Islamic states 600-1600?