HIST 1400 Chapter 11: Chapter 11 Section 3

• School: UConn
• Department: History
• Course: HIST 1400
• Professor: paulawilmot,allisonhopkins,janetpritchard

Document Summary

Turks were originally nomads in north west anatolia: mongols took over. Mid 14th century: the ottoman turks captured many important cities. The eastern roman empire could not control the turks. 1451: turks focused fully on conquest of constantinople. 1453: successfully breached the walls- the byzantine emperor was killed and the remainder of the population was sold as slaves. Turk conquest of constantinople was a shock to euro christians but had minor political and economic impact. Bigger effects for the turks: new wealth into anatolia, new industrial and commercial interests, naval power in the mediterranean and black seas, population grew a ton- constantinople was the largest city in the world outside of china. Slaves were the back bone of the ottoman empire. The number of slaves owned showed status. Many people were enslaved as children so parents could pay child tax . Most slaves were christian because muslims cannot enslave other.