Kate in Arabia Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 As I mentioned in the other thread, we did the chapter on Persia and the Ottomans in SOTW 3 this week. I found it interesting the difference in how the two sides look at history. I realize that space is really limited, and having done some writing myself can understand how difficult it is when you have to pick and choose what goes in and what doesn't. In particular, mention was made that Constantinople was conquered and named Istanbul, but not much space was given to that -- in Islamic history this is one of the central events. I remember a while back dh and I were watching the Arab equivalent of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (I know, lol), and one of the low level questions was "Who led the army that conquered Constantinople?" And the poor contestant didn't know the answer.. the whole audience moaned, the host even said he apologized to all the historians rolling over in their graves, lol, it was hysterical. (Although painful to watch the poor guy, who was eliminated after one question.) Anyway, there is a lot of material on this period, I'm attaching a photo of some of the resources we used. The puzzles are of Muhammad al-Fatih (Mehmet the Conquerer, who conquered Constantinople), we got them at a souq in Saudi, and across the top of some of them it says "Hero of Heros".. I just find it interesting the different perspectives.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alana in Canada Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 We are just about to do that chapter this week. I couldn't read any of the tieles in that lovely picture, though. What were they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate in Arabia Posted February 25, 2009 Author Share Posted February 25, 2009 Oh sorry.. two of the books are from the "Men at Arms" series: The Janissaries http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=janissaries&x=0&y=0 Armies of the Ottoman Turks http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=ottoman+armies&x=0&y=0 The others are from Muslim publishers, so they are naturally from a specific viewpoint: Mehmet the Conqueror http://www.amazon.com/Mehmet-Conqueror-Laura-Mare/dp/1900251175/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1235581514&sr=8-1 Sinan http://www.amazon.com/Sinan-Heroes-East-Emma-Clark/dp/1900251051/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1235581555&sr=1-2 Suleiman the Magnificant and the Story of Istanbul http://www.amazon.com/Suleiman-Magnificent-Story-Istanbul-Treasures/dp/1900251132/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1235581596&sr=1-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alana in Canada Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Thank you! I just saw your Persian puzzle map too--very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ummof3 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Kate you have pm x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lorna Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Thank you Kate! It can be tricky to find enough material on the Middle and Far East. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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