HyperHistory Online
Timelines: Ottoman Empire
Compare the timing and happenings of the Ottoman Empire with other world events of the same time period. Click from this page to related sites with maps, biographies, and other information.
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Macedonia and the Failure of Ottoman Reforms
An essay on the Ottoman Empire's resistance against the revolutionary nationalist movement. Discusses the Ottoman reform.
BBC
Bbc Religion and Ethics Homepage: Ottoman Empire (1301 1922)
A discussion of the Ottoman Empire that wraps up many key facts about the empire's history, including factors that contributed to its rise and fall, its Islamic traditions, the role of trade, and territorial claims.
Other
Turizm.net: The Ottoman Empire: The Classical Age: 1453 1600
Click on a time period on the left of your screen and get great information on what happened within the Ottoman Empire during those years. Information on custom, culture, military achievements, and more are included.
University of California
Ucla: History of the Turks: Restoration of the Ottoman Empire
Taken from UCLA lecture notes, this site provides a chronology of the Ottoman Empire following its defeat to Tamerlane in 1402.
Other
Boglewood: Constantinople Falls to the Ottoman Turks
A brief overview of the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. Site is short but interesting and provides good basic information.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Renaissance for Kids: Ottoman Empire
Kids learn about the Ottoman Empire including a timeline, the capture of Constantinople, and leaders such as Suleiman, Osman, and Mehmet II.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Quiz: Ottoman Empire
History Questions: Ottoman Empire Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
University of California
Ucla: History of the Turks and the Ottoman Empire 1800
Taken from lecture notes at UCLA, this site provides a brief summary of the origins of the Ottoman Empire.
Library of Congress
Loc: Arabic, Persian, and Ottoman Calligraphy
This collection contains more than 100 single-page calligraphic sheets containing poetic excerpts in Persian
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: The Middle East in the 20th Century
Examining the history of the Middle East from the Ottoman Empire through to the present. Enhance lessons with these resources.
United Nations
Unesco: Ancient City of Aleppo
The city of Aleppo in Syria goes back to the second millennium BC. Situated at the intersection of important trade routes, it was at various times under the rule of Hittites, Assyrians, Arabs, Mongols, Mamelukes, and Ottomans. This World...
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Suleiman
A comprehensive learning module on Suleiman the Magnificent that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students will examine whether this leader...
Other
Primary Source: Online Curriculum
A collection of three teacher-developed curricular units that use primary resources. Topics include the Ottomans, river pollution in India, and Chinese bronze bells. Additional units are available for a reasonably priced membership.
Other
Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche: The Virtual Museum of Iraq
This is a virtual tour of Iraq's history. It covers periods from prehistory up to the time of the Ottomans, and includes Sumerian, Akkadian, Neo-Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Achaemenid and Seleucid, Parthian, Sasanian, and Islamic...
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Ottoman Gold Coin
An Ottoman gold coin, which is inscribed on the recto with four lines of Naskh lettering that read "The Sultan of the Two Shores and Khaqan (king) of the Two Seas," and "The Sultan Son of the Sultan." On the verso there is a monogram...
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Ottoman Gold Coin
An Ottoman gold coin, on the recto there is a "toghra" which means a monogram with Ottoman ornamental lettering. To the right of the monogram, the word "Rashad" is written; under it there is an olive branch, and above there are seven...
World War 1
Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: War Atlas: Turkey/ottoman Empire
Chart listing names of political and military leaders during World War I on behalf of the Turkish Ottoman Empire.
Curated OER
Etc: Division of the Ottoman Empire in Europe, 1912 1913
A map of the Ottoman Empire and the division of its European territories after the two Balkan Wars between 1912 and 1913. The map shows the Turkish territories as the Balkan League (Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia, and Montenegro) intended to...
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Ottoman Gold Coin
An Ottoman Gold Coin, the recto has four lines of Naskh inscription, surrounded by the remains of an incised ornament, now erased. The verso bears the "toghra" (which means the sultan's monogram) with five lines of inscription and a...
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Piece of Ottoman Textile
This piece of Ottoman textile has red designs repeated on a golden yellow background. It has a round opening at the top, which gives the impression that it could be part of a garment.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Islamic Art: Late Islamic Period: Art
Perhaps even more so than in preceding periods, art was an instrument of dynastic expression in this great age of empires. Spurred by royal patronage, the arts flourished under the Ottomans and Safavids. Ottoman military incursions into...
Other
The War Times Journal: The Egyptian Expeditionary Force
A collection of military dispatches and maps related to the British attempt to defeat the Ottomans during World War 1. Includes dispatches from the British commander, General Allenby.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Mimar Sinan, Mosque of Selim Ii, Edirne
Elegant stacked domes, reaching to the heavens, and towering, slender pencil minarets characterize Ottoman mosque architecture. Few mosques, however, are as visually stunning and architecturally significant as the Selimiye Complex in...