CHAPTER 5: The Ottoman Empire (c.

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The Ottoman legacy

Worksheet 5.8
Legacy
History Alive 8: pages 1545,
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Answers
The focus of chapter 5 has been on life in the Ottoman Empire. Now it is time to reflect on this empires
legacy to modern-day Turkey and the wider world. Use what you have learned from this chapter, as well
as your general knowledge, to complete the following:
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True or false? Circle T or F.

a The Islamic religion originated in Mecca.
T/F
b At the time, Mecca was part of the Ottoman Empire.
T/F
c Today, Islam is the dominant religion of the region that was once the Ottoman Empire. T/F
d There are no Christians or Jews still living in this region.
T/F
e In the Ottoman Empire, there were only antagonist relations between Muslims, Jews
and Christians.
T/F
f Today, there is a mixture of peaceful and antagonist relations between Muslims, Jews
and Christians.
T/F
g The Ottomans allowed regional groups and the common people a degree of
self-government.
T/F
h This practice was taken up and passed on by future governments in various places
around the world.
T/F
What may have been lost if not for Muslim scholarship and research during the first millennium?
Knowledge
from ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome would have been lost.
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How did the Ottomans contribute to:
a architecture?
Many large and beautiful structures still stand today, such as the Blue Mosque, the Topkapi
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Palace and aqueducts. These used sophisticated engineering.
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b art?
The Ottomans developed their own calligraphy style and left us many paintings of everyday life
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that help us understand their society.
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c astronomy?
The Ottomans combined mathematics and astrology to provide a foundation for astronomy.
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d literature?
There is a rich heritage of Ottoman literature: poetry, epics and songs. The poet Yumus Emre
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continues to influence present-day Turkish poetry.
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e medicine?
The
Ottomans produced a wealth of medical texts, as well as establishing medical schools and
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hospitals.
Al-Khwarizmi is still known as the father of algebra.
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