Year 8 History Assignment

Ottoman Empire
You are to choose and research ONE of the inquiry questions regarding the Ottoman Empire.

1) CHOOSE AN INQUIRY QUESTION. They include:

How was the Ottoman Empire established and how did it grow in power and influence?

What impact did the Ottoman Empire have on other civilisations and societies of the time?

Who were Mehmed II, Suleyman the Magnificent and Hadice Turhan? What were their key beliefs
and how did they influence Ottoman society?

What was life like for Jews and Christians in medieval Ottoman cities?

How did Islam, the Muslim religion, influence Ottoman daily life, values and power in the Ottoman
Empire?

2) WRITE 3-4 FOCUS QUESTIONS. These will help frame how you research and respond to the inquiry
question.
For example:
Inquiry Question Focus Questions
Q 1: How was the
Ottoman Empire
established and
how did it grow in
power and
influence?

1. How was the Ottoman Empire established?
2. Why did they create the empire?
3. How did they grow in power and influence?
4. What did they accomplish as an empire?

3) USE A DATA GRID SHEET TO RECORD RESEARCH. See the template provided

Locate a minimum of two non-fiction books and two websites.
You must make notes in the data grid in your own words.
The final answers must be in your own words and will be the basis of your presentation.

4) PRESENT YOUR RESEARCH IN A REPORT. Including

You are required to present your research as a report or in booklet form with a front cover.
A visual display/model/diorama/annotated diagram that reflects your topic and has
appropriate signage of materials and information.
A bibliography of all sources used.
The completed data grid sheet/s.
The completed evaluation sheet.

Length of assessment task: 400 to 450 words
Due Date:

Year 8 History
Medieval History: Ottoman Empire

Name: Very High High Medium Low Very Low
Not
Shown
Knowledge: showed a
clear understanding
of the Ottoman
Empire
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Inquiry response:
addressed inquiry
question with
appropriate depth
and detail.
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Visual Display:
created a quality
visual display, with
signage, which
showed
understanding of
Ottomans.
5 4.5 4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0
Research: Completed
research grid with
appropriate depth
and in own words.
5 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Bibliography:
Completed with at
least 4 appropriate
references and
completed in the
correct format
5 4.5 4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0
Structure: Ideas are
presented in an
appropriate report
with headings and
supporting images
5 4.5 4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0

Mark: /40 = %

Feedback:









NAME: Michael Joshua De Lima Fernandes
Evaluation

You need to reflect and evaluate how well you did on this assignment, so that you can learn from both
your successes and your mistakes.

Answer the following questions below. Go into some depth with your answers and be honest.

1. Did I understand all parts of this assignment?

Not exactly


2. How useful were the resources I found?

The resources were very useful because they helped me find what I needed but some didnt
show anything


3. What part of this assignment did I do best?

The making of the website I found the easiest and was able to complete in a successful
manor


4. What part of this assignment did I not do quite so well? Was this the hardest
part of the assignment? Explain.

Finding the information was probably one of the hardest but I managed to find what I
needed


5. If I could do this assignment again, what would I do differently?

If I could do it again I would probably not try so much on the blog reports that we had to do
so much because that wasted most of our time on this assignment


Note-taking Data Grid
The notes that you write in this grid to answer your research questions must be in your own words and in dot points.
Non Fiction Book

Author: I.B.Tauris

Year: 2012

Title: Empire and education
under the ottomans

Publisher: I.B.Tauris & Co
Ltd

Place: 6 Salem Road,
London

Non Fiction Book

Author: Giancarlo Casale

Year: 2010

Title: The Ottoman age of
Exploaration

Publisher: Oxford university
press inc.

Place: Oxford

Website

Author: Encyclopaedia Britannica

Date accessed: 2/9/14

Title: Ottoman empire

URL:
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/434996/Ottoman-
Empire


Website

Author: Allaboutturkey

Date accessed: 4/9/14

Title: The Ottoman Empire

URL:
http://www.allaboutturkey.com/ottoman.htm

QUESTIONS



When was the ottamans
formed







Between the 19
th
to 20
th

century