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Suleiman the Magnificent: Legal Reforms and Imperial Zenith
Evaluate Suleiman's codification of Ottoman law (Kanun), patronization of Islamic architecture, and naval expansion.
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The Islamic World, Ottoman Expansion, and the Ming Dynasty
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Compare the statecraft, belief systems, ethnic compositions, and foreign interactions of the Ottoman Empire and Ming Dynasty pre-1600.
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Learning standards covered
9.7bNew York Social Studies Standards · 10th GradeThe dominant belief systems and the ethnic and religious compositions of the Ottoman Empire and the Ming Dynasty affected their social, political, and economic structures and organizations.
9.7cNew York Social Studies Standards · 10th GradeThe Ottoman Empire and the Ming Dynasty had different views of the world and their place in it. Islam under the Ottoman Empire and Neo-Confucianism under the Ming Dynasty influenced the political, economic, military, and diplomatic interactions with others outside of their realm.