The Middle East and Ottoman Empire

2. The Ottomans trained Christian boys from conquered towns to be soldiers.
3. Life in this region is dependent upon the amount and location of this resource.
5. Chief leader of Islamic empires such as the Ottoman.
9. The religion with the most followers in the Middle East.
11. The main ethnic group of the Middle East.
13. Most of the interior of the Middle East is this landform.
15. Legally protected minority religious communities found in the Ottoman Empire.
17. strategically located contacting three different continents.
20. The most widely used language of the Middle East.
21. Technology used by Mehmed II to conquer Constantinople in 1453.
22. This sultan conquered Constantinople.

1. The region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
4. The major religion in Israel.
6. The Middle East is slightly smaller than this country.
7. the Middle East’s most important natural resource.
8. Nickname or moniker given to Suleyman I.
10. Sultan during the “Golden Age” of the Ottoman Empire (1520-1566).
12. Founded the Ottoman Empire around 1299.
14. This Islamic empire ruled large areas of the Middle East for 600 years.
16. Besides being known as the “Magnificent,” Suleyman I was also called the “_______ .”
18. Constantinople was called this name after being conquered by the Ottomans.
19. Land that is capable of sustaining abundant plant growth