| A | B |
|---|
| Ottoman Empire (also called Ottoman Turks) | an empire that conquered many lands and lasted from 1302 to 1922 |
| cause of the Ottoman Empire's success | strategic location near the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Asia |
| conquests | Byzantine Empire in 1453, Egypt and Syria in 1517, and Vienna in 1529 |
| Important people | Osman I, Suleyman I (The Magnificent), Selim I, Mehmed II |
| Armenians | were the victims of genocide and human rights violations: many of them were killed off by the Ottoman Turks |
| Suleyman I (The Magnificent) | the greatest ruler of the Ottoman Empire; through him, the Ottoman Empire reached its highest point, stretching from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean |
| Mustafa Kemal Ataturk | Turkish president who sought to reform Turkey (or the modern Ottoman Empire) and westernize it |
| cause of the Ottoman Empire's decline | corruption and nationalistic opponents |
