Homework Question on Religion and Culture Change
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RELIGION AND CULTURE CHANGE IN MIDDLE EAST AFTER DECLINE OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
Homework Answer on Religion and Culture Change
Introduction
Oghuz Turks in northwestern Anatolia founded the Ottoman Empire, which is also known as the Turkish Empire in 1299 under Osman I. During that period, Ottomans overthrew Byzantine Empire by Mehmed the Conqueror with conquest of the Constantinople. The powerful reign of Suleiman the Magnificent comprised of a multinational and multilingual empire controlling Western Asia and Southeast Europe as well as the Horn of Africa, North Africa, and Caucasus (Quataert 2005, p. 4).
Comprising thirty-two provinces and vassal States, various types of autonomy were granted as the centre of interactions between the west and the east six world centuries. Military setbacks under European powers ensured the Ottoman Empire gradually declined in the late nineteen century (Finkel 2007, p.5).The Middle East is mainly comprised of Islam religious groups. There are however few groups of Judaism, Christians, and other minor religious prevalent members such as Druze and Ishikism.
Islam believers assert Muhammad is the final prophet of God with a chain of prophets including John the Baptist and Adam. The Middle East has undergone tremendous changes about social, religious, economic, and political aspects. These changes have mainly occurred after the Ottoman Empire as prove that time within Middle East geographic region has ensured it to grow and develop. Religion continues to play the vital role of ensuring Middle East achieves peace, unity, growth, and develop.