RS110 : module12.docx

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RS110
• Professor: Peter Frick

Document Summary

The abbasid dynasty ended when baghdad was destroyed by the mongols in the 1200s: muslim rule was in disarray for a time after this occurrence. Architecture was emphasized in all of the dynasties. Ottoman empire - 1423 - 1924: founder was osman; turkish sunni muslim, similar to abbasid dynasty, expansion was due to mehmet ii who ruled for 200 years after the mongols capture baghdad. It became the seat of the ottoman empire: geographical expansion included mecca and medina, balkin states, even up to. Vienna: within the ottoman empire there were still religions leaders; the caliphs. Sulayman the magnificent often seen as the greatest sultans and religious leaders. Achievements reached into politics, expansion, law, scholarship, arts: secular successes had a religious downside, the practice of islam degenerated slowly. Expression of faith was tied to bureaucracy: early 1920s, the state of turkey was created and the ottoman empire ended.