19.2

THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE

Problems in the Ottoman

Empire

• Ottoman’s reach peak under

Suleyman

• Supreme military leader, Suleyman

doubles the size of the empire

– Waged wars with rival nations and

becomes most powerful leader on

earth

• Provided justice for his subjects;

regulated laws and enforced them

properly

Problems in the Ottoman

Empire

• Suleyman executed his two most able

sons, only surviving son was a drunk

and a weak leader

• Further problems weakened the

empire:

– Series of weak sultans

– Wars deplete treasury

– Nepotism and corruption

– Western ideas and customs threatened

Ottoman lifestyle

– Little manufacturing power

19.3

EUROPEANS COME TO INDIA

Europeans Come to

India

• Britain arrived in India to purchase Indian-made cotton goods

• France established forts in India to rival Britain

– Mostly driven out by British East India Company military forces serving under Sir Robert Clive

• ~1750 CE, Clive defeated an Indian army of 50,000 men with a force of 3,000 men

– Indian government gave the British E.I.C. the power to collect taxes from land it controlled in India

Review Activity

(strongly recommend using notes and the online textbook, not Google)

• Explain the relationship between…

1. King Louis XIV, Cardinal Richelieu, Palace of

Versailles, Huguenots, and absolutism

2. King James II, King William III (of Orange),

the Glorious Revolution, and the English Bill

of Rights

3. King James, King Charles, Puritans, the

English Civil War, and Oliver Cromwell

4. Philip II, Spanish Armada, Spanish

Netherlands, and Queen Elizabeth

Absolutism is when a nation has a strong monarch who wields

total power. Cardinal Richelieu relates to this because he

strengthened the power of the monarchy. By strengthening

the monarchy, the king is able to rule more absolutely. King

Louis XIV is the best example of a European absolute ruler,

partially because of Cardinal Richelieu’s efforts. Louis XIV

makes the Palace of Versailles his seat of power because of

convenience—he lives there and the royal council meets there.

As a Catholic absolute ruler, Louis XIV leads a movement to

persecute Huguenots (Protestants) and destroy their

churches/schools.