Venice and the Ottoman Empire: Crash Course World History #19
St. Mark
- Author of the Gospel According to St. Mark - Once been the Bishop of Alexandria, in Egypt
Venice
- City made up of many islands at the northern tip of the Adriatic Sea
Piazza San Marco
- Contains golden horses referencing to constantinople - Contains the body of St. Mark
What place did Suleiman the Magnificent take valuable territories from
- Mesopotamia - Egypt
Slave Aristocracy
- Ottomans government system built from scratch - Created both and army and a bureaucracy
Suleiman the Magnificent
- Ruled from 1520 to 1566 - Ottoman expansion reached its greatest heights during his reign - Secured control over the western parts of the Asian trade, both overland and oversea
What were the two effects of the mutual relationship between Venice and the Ottoman Empire
- The European Renaissance - Travels of Christopher Columbus
When did Suleiman the Magnificent lay siege to Vienna
1526
Ottomans Empire
Around 1300 CE until 1919
What was the most crucial result of Venetian and Ottoman control of trade
Forced other Europeans to look for different paths to the riches of the East
Suleiman the Magnificent turned the Ottomans into a huge ___________ power
Naval
What was Venice built for
Ocean-going trade
What government system did Venice follow
Republic
What were the Venetians expert at
Ship-building
Where did the Portugese sail
South and East to the southern tip of Africa
Where did the Spanish sail
West