East Versus West
Turks Versus Europe
Under Construction
[Video Introduction of Session]
Outline
Course Big Civilization
Session 5 Topics
Topic 1 The Crusades
Topic 2 Constantinople Conquered
Topic 3 Suleiman
Topic 4 Lepanto
Topic 5 Ottoman Decline
Other Sessions
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Headlines
| YEAR | EVENTS |
|---|---|
| 1095 | Clermont: Pope Proclaims Crusade |
| 1099 | Jerusalem: 1st Crusade Captures City |
| 1187 | Hattin, Palestine: Saladin Destroys Crusader Army |
| 1197 | Jaffa: Third Crusade Ends |
| 1271 | Tunis: Last Crusade Ends |
| 1456 | Constantinople: Ottomans Capture City |
| 1520 | Istanbul: Sulieman Begins Reign |
| 1544 | Balkans: Ottomans Conquer Most of Region |
| 1571 | Lepanto: Christian Powers Defeats Ottoman Navy |
| 1683 | Vienna: Polish Army Breaks Ottoman Siege |
| 1799 | Mount Tabor: Napoleon Defeats Main Ottoman Army |
| 1878 | Berlin: Council Preserves Ottoman Empire |
| YEAR | EVENTS |
Concepts
- The Turks migrated from Central Asia and Conquered the countries along the eastern Mediterranean.
- Conflict renewed between the Muslim Turks of the Middle East and North Africa and the Christian powers of Europe.
- Europe emerged from its Dark Age and began to slowly progress through the Medieval Age
More Information
From the History Moments Library
| YEAR | TITLE | AUTHOR(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1086 | The Spanish Reconquista | Samuel A. Dunham |
| 1190 | The Teutonic Knights | Frederick C. Woodhouse |
| YEAR | TITLE | AUTHOR(s) |
From Elsewhere
Reads
Seljuk Empire Territorial Evolution of the Ottoman Empire
Videos