World History Grade 8.Ottoman Empire. Eastern European countries in the 16th - first half of the 18th century. Collection 1

Explore the shifting powers of Eastern Europe! Our "World History Grade 8: Ottoman Empire. Eastern European countries in the 16th - first half of the 18th century. Collection 1" course offers an engaging learning journey through the complex historical processes that shaped the region. Through interactive lessons, quizzes, and hands-on activities, students will delve into the rise and decline of empires, political changes, and cultural developments across Eastern Europe.

Why choose our course:

• Interactive quizzes and tests: Test your knowledge and reinforce learning with engaging and challenging quizzes.
• Interactive exercises: Develop critical thinking and research skills through interactive exercises and activities.
• Expertly crafted content: Developed by experienced educators to ensure high-quality and effective learning.
• Focus on historical analysis: Encourage students to analyze historical events, interpret primary sources, and develop their own perspectives.

Course Module

Module 1: Ottoman Empire. Eastern European countries in the 16th - first half of the 18th century

• § 20 Ottoman Empire
• 1. Expansion of the Ottoman Empire in the 16th–17th centuries
• 2. Golden Age of the Ottoman Empire. Suleiman the Magnificent
• 3. Peoples of Southeastern Europe under Ottoman rule
• 4. Beginning of the decline of the Ottoman Empire in the first half of the 18th century
• Questions and tasks
• § 21 Crimean Khanate
• 1. Political system and domestic policy
• 2. Economy of the Crimean Khanate
• 3. Culture of the Crimean Khanate
• 4. Foreign policy of the Crimean khans
• Questions and tasks
• § 22 Tsardom of Russia. Rule of the Romanov dynasty
• 1. Formation of the Tsardom of Russia. Ivan IV the Terrible
• 2. Foreign policy of Ivan IV and the Oprichnina
• 3. Time of Troubles and the beginning of the Romanov dynasty
• 4. Foreign and domestic policy of Peter I
• Questions and tasks
• § 23 Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the second half of the 17th–18th centuries
• 1. Economic decline and social issues
• 2. Political crisis and increasing foreign dependence
• 3. Partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
• Questions and tasks
• § 24 Practical work: Eastern Europe and the Ottoman Empire in the 16th – first half of the 18th century
• § 25 Summary of Unit 4: "Ottoman Empire. Eastern European countries in the 16th – first half of the 18th century"

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Knows the dates of the Siege of Vienna and the proclamation of the Russian Empire, as well as the timeline of the Great Northern War.
• Understands the 16th–18th centuries as an era of wars for the redistribution of Europe and the world.
• Can explain the causes of economic decline and prolonged political crisis in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (second half of the 17th – 18th centuries).
• Understands key concepts such as "Oprichnina," "Time of Troubles," "church schism," "Zemsky Sobor," and "autocracy (absolutism)."
• Can place in chronological order events related to Ottoman expansion in Central and Eastern Europe and its halting (Chyhyryn siege of 1678, Vienna siege of 1683), Swedish expansion in Central Europe, and Russian expansion in Eastern Europe.
• Can trace territorial changes of the Ottoman Empire, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and Russian state (Tsardom of Russia, Russian Empire) during the 16th–18th centuries using a map.
• Can describe the domestic and foreign policy of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the second half of the 17th–18th centuries.
• Can justify personal opinions based on historical evidence.