Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: Ottoman Empire Enters Wwi
Explains the factors that lead to the Ottoman Empire entering World War I on the side of the Central Powers.
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.
HyperHistory Online
Wold History: World Map: Ottoman Empire
This map shows the Ottoman Empire as part of the world, 1500-1800. Click the buttons to view the world in other historic periods.
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.
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.
Islami City
Islam and Islamic History in Arabia and the Middle East: The Ottomans
This site gives a military, political and religious overview of the Ottoman Empire. Includes links to additional Islam and Islamic history sites.
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.
University of Calgary
The Islamic World to 1600: The Safavid Empire
This page comes from the University of Calgary and thoroughly describes the Safavid Empire as well as provides a clickable map detailing the areas included within their empire.
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...
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 History: World Wars: World War One: The Middle East During World War I
Six-part article reviews the key events and outcomes of World War I as the war unfolded in the Middle East. Includes an assessment of the Ottoman Empire before and after its defeat.
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.
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...
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...
BBC
Bbc: The Safavid Empire
The BBC surveys the history of the Persian Safavid Empire (1501-1722) in what is now modern Iran. Founded by the Sufi Brotherhood, it adopted the Shi'a version of Islam and the cause of the hidden Imam, which still influences the...
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.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Turkey: An Evolving Democracy in the Middle East
Activity for students in which they survey historical and current events of Turkey, analyze the intersection of government, democracy, and religion, and finally, identify the criteria of a democratic and stable government. Group and...
Other
Metrocosm: 7 Maps to Help Make Sense of the Middle East
Keep up to date with the everchanging Middle East Region. The Middle East has been a tangled web of alliances since WWI. These maps attempt to make sense out of the this often confusing area. The 7 maps show the relationships among...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Tughra of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent
A tughra is a special calligraphic-style signature used by rulers of the Ottoman empire, often on official decrees. This provides information about the tughra of Suleyman the Magnificent(1494-1566), one of the most famous Ottoman sultans.
Other
Propaganda Postcards of the Great War: Centrals: Heads of State
Presents some biographical information on the leaders of the Central Powers during WWI - Wilhelm II of the German Empire, Franz Josef I of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Mehmed Rechad V of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey), and Ferdinand I of...
Other
Propaganda Postcards of the Great War: Central Powers During World War I
Celebrating the wartime alliance of the German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) and the Kingdom of Bulgaria, this site contains information about the Central Powers Alliance in World War I. Contains...
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.
Other
Visulistan: Mapping the Empires of History #Infographic
This infographic maps the empires of history including the British Empire, the Mongol Empire, the Russian Empire, the Spanish Empire, the Umayyad Caliphate, the Portuguese Empire, the Achaemenid Empire (First Persian Empire), the Ottoman...
Library of Congress
Loc: Mediterranean World on the Eve of Conquest
The Library of Congress provides an essay on the reasons for exploration during the 15th century.