The Seljuk and Ottoman Turkish states
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write the consequences of the battle of Manzikert in 3 sentences.
Byzantium weakened; Turkic tribes entered Asia Minor; emirates were formed.
2
List the factors of Ottoman strength.
A good cavalry (timars), loyal janissaries, the military skill of the sultans.
3
Find Bursa, Nicaea, Ankara and Istanbul on a map.
All are in present-day Turkey.
4
Which events do 1299, 1389, 1402, 1453 belong to?
Osman’s state; Bayezid’s accession; battle of Ankara; capture of Constantinople.