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A decline in the Ottoman Empire. 1500's Ottoman Empire is the strongest in the worldIslamic Law (Shari'a) regulates daily lifeOttomans begin to lose grip on trade (Indian Ocean)Inflation caused by cheap silver from the New WorldTax farming replaces land grants for military serviceJanisaries cha
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1. Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism, 1800-1870 Ch. 26
2. A decline in the Ottoman Empire 1500’s Ottoman Empire is the strongest in the world
Islamic Law (Shari’a) regulates daily life
Ottomans begin to lose grip on trade (Indian Ocean)
Inflation caused by cheap silver from the New World
Tax farming replaces land grants for military service
Janisaries challenge authority and rebel
1700’s Ottoman Empire begins to lose power to provincial governors
3. Ottoman Reform and the European Model, 1807-1853 Muhammad Ali assumes power in Egypt after Napoleon (1805)
Adopted French practices, European sciences
Strengthened the military
Fell to British pressures to limit his army and navy, and allow trade
Sultan Selim III (1807) reforms the Ottoman Empire
Strengthen the military & central government
Standardize taxation & land tenure
1805- Janissaries revolt in Serbia
Serbian peasants helped defeat Janissaries
Went on to make Serbia independent
Greece gained independence 1829
Sultan Mahmud II lost Greece to European powers
Britain, France, and Russia aided & regarded it as a triumph for European civilization
4. Tanzimat Reforms