OTTOMAN EXPANSION and THE EAST-WEST TRADE/Terzioglu- Feb. 23,2009

A.Approaches

1-The Ottoman expansion as a spark to the European expansion: a discredited view
2-The Ottoman expansion as a dead-end: a teleological perspective
3-Shared dynamics: Ottoman expansion compared with the Spanish and Portuguese cases

B.Shared dynamics

1-The frontier traditions

a.The frontier
b.State-building
c.Frontier traditions in an imperial context: uses of gaza and reconquista compared

2-The role of trade

a. The Ottoman economic outlook compared with mercantilism
i.Fiscalism
ii.Provisionism

b. Case study: The Ottoman involvement in the Indian Ocean and the East-West trade

3-Military technology and geographical knowledge

a.The early adoption and institutionalization of gunpowder technology

b.The development of the Ottoman navy

c.Cartography and the dissemination of geographical knowledge

Terms/names/dates

Teleology

Frontier

Reconquista

Gaza

Mercantilism

Provisionism

Fiscalism

Sokollu Mehmed Pasha (1561-1579)

Piri Reis, Kitab-ı Bahriye and the world map

Tarih-i Hind-i Garbi/The History of the West Indies (1583)