Interactive exercises

1. Decision-Making Game
Virtual Field Trip: The Ottoman Empire
An epic adventure: Journey around every corner of the Empire trying to complete a mission set by Suleiman the Magnificent!
2. Manic Miner Game
The Ottoman Empire in the Era of Suleiman the Magnificent
2. "CannonBall Fun" Game
The Foreign Policy of Suleiman the Magnificent
2. "WordShoot" Quiz
The Foreign Policy of Suleiman the Magnificent
2. "Fling the Teacher" Quiz
The Foreign Policy of Suleiman the Magnificent
3. Interactive Worksheet
The Ottoman Military System

PowerPoint Presentations

1. Mehmed the Conqueror
2. Bayezid II
3. Selim 'The Grim'
4. Suleiman 'The Magnificent'

Worksheets

1. Introduction to the Empire
2. Topological Map
3. The Foreign Policy of Suleiman the Magnificent
4. The Foreign Policy of Suleiman the Magnificent
5. The Murder of Mustafa and the Succession Crisis
6. De Busbecq on the Ottoman Military System
7. The Ottoman structure of Government
8. The Ottoman social system
9. The Devshirme
10. The Ottoman Economy
11. Religion in the Ottoman Empire
12. The Internal Strengths of the Ottoman Empire
13. A Comparison of Ottoman and Western societies
14. Crossword: The Ottoman Empire in the 16th Century
15. Ottoman Empire: Key Word List

External Links

1. The Ottoman Empire - E-book from Mannheim University
2. The Ottoman Empire - An excellent website with loads of detail for research and lesson planning
3. The Ottomans.org - Another brilliantly detailed site
4. Ottoman Empire lesson ideas
5. BBC Site on the Ottomans
6. The Ottomans - University of Calgary site; Suleiman section largely focuses on Foreign Policy / Roxelana; for more on foreign policy, click here
7. The Ottomans Suleiman page focuses on his magnificence, with a particularly interesting section on the role of Sinan's Architecture here. For more on Sinan, click here; there are also some breathtaking panoramic views of the Suleymaniye Mosque
8. The Ottomans - An excellent source of pictures in particular, but also very impressive in its analysis of the different ministers of government in the Empire, and the role of Jews. The section on Decline is also very good
9.  Expansion of the Ottoman Empire - colour map (good if you can print it out for your notes)
10. The Topkapi Museum - The former palace of the sultans; this site is richly illustrated with photographs from the palace and its artefacts
10. Roxelana - a great page on a site which also has a transcript of one of her letters, and information about her daughter. Also information on Communications Systems
10. Religion in the Ottoman Empire
10. Portrait gallery of the Ottoman Sultans from Osman onwards

Audio-Visual resources / Books

1. Music of the Ottoman Empire
A Brilliantly evocative CD - a great way of adding background atmosphere whilst classes are working quietly!		 CD
2. Lords of the Horizons : A History of the Ottoman Empire
A marvellous book full of the sorts of anecdotes which can bring a lesson alive. Priceless.		 Paperback

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