Subject: Social Studies
Lesson Length: 60 - 65 mins
Topic: Empires and Diverse Peoples
Brief Description: Students will understand how the Ottoman Empire (1299-1922) maintained control over a religiously diverse group of peoples.
Know Before You Start: Students should have an understanding of the location of the Ottoman Empire, its growth over time, and types of peoples they conquered as they grew their empire.
Hook:
- Read and discuss the sample comic focusing on how religion plays a role in every society and how it has been the root of conflicts.
Activity:
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Have students research how the Ottoman Empire treated those who did not practice their religion.
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Using the sample comic as a guide, have students create a three-panel comic illustrating how the Ottomans maintained control over large groups of diverse peoples. The comic should focus on one method of control used.
Closure:
- Students will discuss their findings in small groups or with the whole class.
Differentiation:
- Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
- Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
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Assign a specific strategy the Ottoman Empire used for keeping diverse groups under control.
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Students could research the rules/laws created by different Sultans.
Resources:
- Comic to print or display: Comic.
Suggested Content Packs:
The Five Pillars of Islam
