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234 PERIOD 2 • The Early Modern World, 1450–1750

RUSSIAN
KINGDOM OF HUNGARY
HOLY BOHEMIA Don R. EMPIRE
L
R ROMAN Vienna CARPATHIAN Dnieper R. KHANATE OF
A
THE CRIMEA
EMPIRE AUSTRIA MOUNTAINS Volga R.
A L P S Karlowitz
Venice
Belgrade Bucharest CIRCASSIA
BOSNIA Danube R.
SERBIA So a BULGARIA Black Sea CAUCASUS MOUNTAINS Caspian
Adriatic Sea
Corsica Rome MONTENEGRO Constantinople GEORGIA
(Istanbul)
NAPLES ARMENIA Sea
Sardinia Ionian
Sea GREECE E
Smyrna ANATOLIA
KURDISTAN
Sicily Persians and Ottomans
Tunis
Aleppo Teheran
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Claimed by both
Crete Cyprus SYRIA M MESOPOTAMIA
Me dite rr anea n Sea Damascus Tigris R.
Tripoli Euphrates R.
SYRIAN Baghdad PERSIAN
g
A A A A Alexandria J J J Jerusalem DESERT SAFAVID
Cairo E EEMPIRE
LIBY AN EGYPT
DE SE RT Persian
SAH AR A DE SE RT Nile R. Gulf
Aswan ARAB IA
0 250 500 miles
0 250 500 kilometers Red Sea
Mecca
Core Ottoman region, ca. 1300
Ottoman Empire under Suleiman, 1566
Tributary states of the Ottoman Empire, 1566

MAPPING HISTORY Map 4.5 The Ottoman Empire
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At its high point in the mid-sixteenth century, the Ottoman Empire encompassed a vast diversity of
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peoples; straddled Europe, Africa, and Asia; and battled both the Austrian and Safavid empires.
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Reading the Map: What specific territorial disputes with the Persian Safavid Empire were
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likely to cause conflicts between the Ottomans and their powerful neighbor? What geographical
features and political realities were barriers to further expansion of the Ottoman Empire?
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AP Making Connections: Compare this map with Map 4.2: The Russian Empire. What

happened to the Ottoman Empire’s tributary states north of the Black Sea after 1689? Where
were the likely points of tension or conflict between the Ottoman and Russian empires during
the early modern period?
legitimized his position by claiming direct descent from Muhammad himself. Its cen-
tral location in Eurasia allowed it to benefit from transcontinental trade, particularly in
silk products such as luxurious Persian carpets. It also witnessed a flourishing culture
that made major contributions in art, literature, philosophy, architecture, and formal
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