Question

modern world history a unit 1: the emergence of the global age developed a group of loyal and capable leaders among the many different lands that were a part of the ottoman empire. 7. what was the kanun? 8. who was educated in the ottoman empire? what were they educated in? religious diversity one of the other ways the ottomans managed to keep the empire together was through acceptance of people of different religions. the ottomans did not force the people they took over to convert to islam. they allowed religious diversity and some freedom to minority religions such as christianity and judaism. christians and jews in areas of the balkans, armenia, lebanon, and egypt were allowed to organize into their own communities, or millets. they were allowed to worship according to their religious beliefs and send their children to their own schools. they were able to have their own local laws and maintain their traditions. these communities had to recognize the authority of the muslims and pay a special tax called a jizya. 9. did the ottoman empire force people it took over to convert to islam? 10. what is a jizya? western interactions interaction with other cultures brought some changes to the empire, but the ottomans generally resisted cultural influences from western europe. conservative religious leaders looked down on outside influences and stopped the spread of ideas that might be a threat to the political and religious authority of the empire. they allowed people to follow other religions but did not want them to convert islamic believers. some leaders, however, were more open to ideas. grand vizier damat ibrahim, second in command to the sultan, ruled the empire from

Explanation:

1. The kanun was a set of secular laws in the Ottoman Empire, dealing with matters like land - tenure, criminal justice, and administrative regulations, supplementing Islamic (sharia) law.
2. In the Ottoman Empire, the ulama (Islamic scholars), members of the ruling elite, and some children of non - Muslim millets were educated. The ulama were educated in Islamic theology, law, and related subjects. The ruling elite received education in administration, military strategy, and sometimes in Islamic and classical knowledge. Non - Muslim children were educated in their own religious and cultural traditions in their community schools.
3. No, the Ottoman Empire did not force people it took over to convert to Islam. They allowed religious diversity and the existence of non - Muslim millets.
4. A jizya was a special tax that non - Muslim subjects (dhimmis) in the Ottoman Empire had to pay in return for the protection and the right to practice their own religion and maintain their own communities.

Answer:

1. A set of secular laws in the Ottoman Empire.
2. The ulama, members of the ruling elite, and some non - Muslim children were educated. The ulama in Islamic theology etc., the ruling elite in administration etc., non - Muslim children in their own religious and cultural traditions.
3. No.
4. A special tax non - Muslim subjects in the Ottoman Empire had to pay.