What led to its eventual downfall

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Assignment:

The Ottoman empire was one of world history's largest and most powerful empires. What explains its strength and longevity? Consider economic, religious, military, (geo-)political, social, and cultural factors. What led to its eventual downfall?

Instructions:

Write 4 to 5 pages, double-spaced, 12 font

Draw on class lectures, readings (Keddie, Faroqhi, Kayali, and Mango), discussions, and presentations. No outside research, please!. I expect you to include a minimum of one quotation per reading in the paper.

Include a clearly-stated thesis. I recommend the following format: "In this paper I argue that the Ottoman empire lasted for seven centuries due to..." Or: "It is the main argument of this paper that Ottoman longevity was the result of..." [Don't use these examples verbatim!]

Cite using MLA or Chicago.

Faroqhi, Suraiya, The Ottoman Empire: A Short History. Markus

Wiener Publishers, 2009.

Nikki R. Keddie, "Is There a Middle East?" International Journal of Middle

East Studies 4, no. 3 (1973): 255-71.

Reading:

Hasan Kayali, "The Struggle for Independence," in The Cambridge History of Turkey; Andrew Mango, "Atatürk," in The Cambridge History of Turkey: Cormack Act II

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