People
Conquered Constantinople in 1453 with the help of new technology (ex: cannons)
Who is Sultan Mehmet II?
The Siege of Vienna
What siege took place in 1529?
A tax that non-muslims had to pay to muslim leaders
What is the Jizya Tax?
The Battle of the Mohacs
What battle took place in 1526?
The farming of public revenue, also known as "tax farming"
What is Iltizam?
The administrative center of the Ottoman Empire, also the main residence of its sultans
What is Topkapi Palace?
The year in which Mehmet II conquers Constantinople
What occurs in Constantinople in 1453?
Independent courts in law in which religious communities ruled themselves
What is a "millet"?
A military system in which Christian Balkan boys were forcibly recruited into the Ottoman military
What was the Devshirme system?