Ottoman Empire

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  1. 4. Islamic rulers who directed Ottoman administration and policy
  2. 6. Christian children converted to Islam and conscripted into skillful Ottoman service
  3. 7. Middle East regional defense organization established in 1955 during the Cold War
  4. 9. Christian region of Ottoman empire subjected to genocide during 1915-16
  5. 11. Modern-day capital city of Turkey
  6. 12. series of expeditions aimed at placing the Holy Land under Christian authority
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  1. 1. Turkish warrior who founded the Ottoman empire in the late thirteenth century
  2. 2. resource that helped peak Western interest and interference in the Middle East in 20th century
  3. 3. official name assigned to the city of Constantinople in 1930
  4. 5. "magnificent" monarch who led Ottoman empire at his height during sixteenth century
  5. 8. event which materially as well as morally bankrupted the Ottoman empire
  6. 10. Honored name given to Mustafa Kemal, who helped establish Republic of Turkey in 1923