Suleiman and the Ottoman 'Golden Age'

History

In ‘Significant rulers from the past: what can their stories tell us?’ pupils continue to develop their chronological understanding whilst being introduced to various substantive concepts that relate to ruling. In ‘Queen Victoria: how did Britain change during her lifetime?’ pupils build on this in a depth study of a significant individual and the period in which they ruled.

In ‘Significant explorers: how has seafaring changed over time?’ pupils developed their chronological framework, studying a theme that introduced change and continuity across a long time span. In ‘Significant rulers from the past: what can their stories tell us?’ they continue to develop chronological understanding whilst being introduced to various substantive concepts that relate to ruling.

Significant rulers from the past: what can their stories tell us? 

Suleiman is known as ‘Suleiman the Magnificent’ and 'Suleiman the Lawgiver'.

writing that is thought of as a work of art

a time in the past when everything seemed to be good

Match the keywords to the correct definition. 

there was lots of art, decorated buildings and literature.

there were lots of artists leaving the empire.

The time of Suleiman has been called a 'Golden Age' because...

Art at this time started to include lots of which flower?

Select the buildings that Suleiman had built in Istanbul that are still there today.

The {{ }} Empire was the largest in history when Suleiman was the Sultan.

Suleiman was known as ‘Suleiman the Lawgiver’.

A place of prayer for Muslims is called a...

Suleiman had a huge __________ repaired to bring fresh water into Constantinople.

Suleiman built a mosque in Damascus which became an important stop on the way to… 

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