DP History Questionbank
4: The Ottomans (1281–1566)
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- Rise of the Ottomans: Anatolia and the Balkans
- Effects of the foundation of the Ottoman Empire on Europe and Muslim lands
- Rise of the Safavids and contest with the Ottomans
- Ottoman expansion: reasons for; the conquests of Egypt and Syria; fall of the Mamluks—impact and significance
- Military and administrative nature of the Ottoman Empire; changes to the Islamic world; Ottoman contribution to Islamic culture
- Ottoman invasion and capture of Byzantium; reasons for, and consequences of, the fall of Constantinople (1453); its effect on transforming the Ottoman state
- Case studies of two of the following: Mehmet II (1451–1481); Selim I (1512–1520); Suleiman the Magnificent (1520–1566)
Directly related questions
- 17M.3op1.HL.TZ0.7: Evaluate the factors that contributed to the Ottoman rise to power.
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17M.3op1.HL.TZ0.8:
Evaluate the impact of the foundation of the Ottoman Empire on Europe and Muslim lands.
- 20N.3op1.HL.TZ0.7: “A lack of opposition was the major reason for the success of Ottoman expansion.” Discuss.
- 20N.3op1.HL.TZ0.8: “The Ottoman Empire made limited changes to the Islamic world.” To what extent do you agree with...
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17N.3op1.HL.TZ0.07:
Evaluate the impact on the Ottoman Empire of contest [competition] with the Safavids.
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17N.3op1.HL.TZ0.08:
To what extent did the fall of Constantinople (1453) transform the Ottoman state?
- 21M.3op1.HL.TZ0.7: Evaluate the reasons for Ottoman success in their struggle with the Safavids.
- 21M.3op1.HL.TZ0.8: “The capture of Constantinople transformed the Ottoman state.” To what extent do you agree with...
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18M.3op1.HL.TZ0.8:
To what extent did the fall of Constantinople (1453) transform the Ottoman Empire?
- 18M.3op1.HL.TZ0.7: “Administrative efficiency was the major factor in the success of the Ottoman Empire.” Discuss.
- 21N.3op1.HL.TZ0.7: Evaluate the reasons for the rise of the Ottomans in Anatolia.
- 21N.3op1.HL.TZ0.8: Evaluate the contribution of the Ottomans to Islamic culture.
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18N.3op1.HL.TZ0.8:
Discuss the achievements of two of the following Ottoman leaders: Mehmet II (1451–1481); Selim I (1512–1520); Suleiman the Magnificent (1520–1566).
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18N.3op1.HL.TZ0.7:
To what extent was the Ottoman expansion into Anatolia and the Balkans achieved through warfare?
- 22M.3op1.HL.TZ0.8: “The desire for wealth was the most important reason for the Ottoman capture of Constantinople.”...
- 22M.3op1.HL.TZ0.7: Discuss the reasons for, and impact of, the Ottoman conquest of Egypt and Syria.
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19M.3op1.HL.TZ0.7:
Evaluate the causes and consequences of Safavid contest [competition] with the Ottomans.
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19M.3op1.HL.TZ0.8:
Evaluate the importance to the evolution of Ottoman administration of two of the following: Mehmet II (1451–1481); Selim I (1512–1520); Suleiman the Magnificent (1520–1566).
- 19N.3op1.HL.TZ0.7: Compare and contrast the impact of the foundation of the Ottoman Empire on Europe and Muslim lands.
- 19N.3op1.HL.TZ0.8: To what extent did economic weakness lead to the fall of the Mamluks?
Sub sections and their related questions
Rise of the Ottomans: Anatolia and the Balkans
- 17M.3op1.HL.TZ0.7: Evaluate the factors that contributed to the Ottoman rise to power.
-
18N.3op1.HL.TZ0.7:
To what extent was the Ottoman expansion into Anatolia and the Balkans achieved through warfare?
- 21N.3op1.HL.TZ0.7: Evaluate the reasons for the rise of the Ottomans in Anatolia.
Effects of the foundation of the Ottoman Empire on Europe and Muslim lands
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17M.3op1.HL.TZ0.8:
Evaluate the impact of the foundation of the Ottoman Empire on Europe and Muslim lands.
- 19N.3op1.HL.TZ0.7: Compare and contrast the impact of the foundation of the Ottoman Empire on Europe and Muslim lands.
Rise of the Safavids and contest with the Ottomans
-
17N.3op1.HL.TZ0.07:
Evaluate the impact on the Ottoman Empire of contest [competition] with the Safavids.
-
19M.3op1.HL.TZ0.7:
Evaluate the causes and consequences of Safavid contest [competition] with the Ottomans.
- 21M.3op1.HL.TZ0.7: Evaluate the reasons for Ottoman success in their struggle with the Safavids.
Ottoman expansion: reasons for; the conquests of Egypt and Syria; fall of the Mamluks—impact and significance
- 19N.3op1.HL.TZ0.8: To what extent did economic weakness lead to the fall of the Mamluks?
- 20N.3op1.HL.TZ0.7: “A lack of opposition was the major reason for the success of Ottoman expansion.” Discuss.
- 22M.3op1.HL.TZ0.7: Discuss the reasons for, and impact of, the Ottoman conquest of Egypt and Syria.
Military and administrative nature of the Ottoman Empire; changes to the Islamic world; Ottoman contribution to Islamic culture
- 18M.3op1.HL.TZ0.7: “Administrative efficiency was the major factor in the success of the Ottoman Empire.” Discuss.
- 20N.3op1.HL.TZ0.8: “The Ottoman Empire made limited changes to the Islamic world.” To what extent do you agree with...
- 21N.3op1.HL.TZ0.8: Evaluate the contribution of the Ottomans to Islamic culture.
Ottoman invasion and capture of Byzantium; reasons for, and consequences of, the fall of Constantinople (1453); its effect on transforming the Ottoman state
-
17N.3op1.HL.TZ0.08:
To what extent did the fall of Constantinople (1453) transform the Ottoman state?
-
18M.3op1.HL.TZ0.8:
To what extent did the fall of Constantinople (1453) transform the Ottoman Empire?
- 21M.3op1.HL.TZ0.8: “The capture of Constantinople transformed the Ottoman state.” To what extent do you agree with...
- 22M.3op1.HL.TZ0.8: “The desire for wealth was the most important reason for the Ottoman capture of Constantinople.”...
Case studies of two of the following: Mehmet II (1451–1481); Selim I (1512–1520); Suleiman the Magnificent (1520–1566)
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18N.3op1.HL.TZ0.8:
Discuss the achievements of two of the following Ottoman leaders: Mehmet II (1451–1481); Selim I (1512–1520); Suleiman the Magnificent (1520–1566).
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19M.3op1.HL.TZ0.8:
Evaluate the importance to the evolution of Ottoman administration of two of the following: Mehmet II (1451–1481); Selim I (1512–1520); Suleiman the Magnificent (1520–1566).
