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Suleiman the general

I can describe Suleiman's attempts to conquer more land for the Ottoman Empire.

New
New
Year 2

Suleiman the general

I can describe Suleiman's attempts to conquer more land for the Ottoman Empire.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Suleiman was born in a place called the Ottoman Empire, which controlled lots of land in Europe and the Middle East.
  2. Suleiman's father was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and when he died in 1520, Suleiman became the new Sultan.
  3. Suleiman wanted to make his empire stronger by fighting wars and conquering land.
  4. He conquered places all over Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
  5. He even reached as far as the grand city of Vienna, but had to turn back because his army ran out of supplies.

Keywords

  • Ottoman Empire - the Ottoman Empire ruled over large areas of the Middle East and Eastern Europe for over 600 years

  • Sultan - the leader of the Ottoman Empire was known as the Sultan

  • Siege - a siege is when an army surrounds a castle or a city to force the people inside to surrender

  • Vienna - Vienna is the capital city of Austria, a country in Europe

Common misconception

Some may think that the failure to capture Vienna meant Suleiman was a failure.

Emphasise that setbacks are normal and Suleiman was still able to extend the Ottoman Empire to its greatest ever reach.

You could discuss siege tactics and weapons in more detail. Students could try to make their own models of siege weapons, for example, a trebuchet.
Teacher tip

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which King had to sign the Magna Carta?
King Charles
Correct answer: King John
King Henry
King George
Q2.
The Magna Carta made King John….
stronger
Correct answer: weaker
Q3.
The __________ forced King John to sign the Magna Carta.
priests
children
Correct answer: barons
animals
Q4.
King John promised he wouldn’t make people pay lots of…
Correct Answer: tax, taxes
Q5.
The Magna Carta was a list of __________ that King John promised to follow.
recipes
games
Correct answer: rules
Q6.
Queens and Kings after King John have followed the Magna Carta rules.
Correct answer: true
false

6 Questions

Q1.
The leader of the Ottoman Empire was called a…
Correct Answer: Sultan
Q2.
Suleiman’s father was the Sultan of the __________ Empire.
Ancient Roman
Correct answer: Ottoman
Ancient Greek
Q3.
Suleiman wanted to make the Ottoman Empire smaller than his father had.
true
Correct answer: false
Q4.
Match the keywords to the correct definition.
Correct Answer:Ottoman Empire,included large areas of the Middle East and Eastern Europe

included large areas of the Middle East and Eastern Europe

Correct Answer:Sultan,the leader of the Ottoman Empire

the leader of the Ottoman Empire

Correct Answer:siege ,when an army surrounds a city to get them to surrender

when an army surrounds a city to get them to surrender

Q5.
Suleiman’s armies failed to take over the city of with a siege.
Correct Answer: Vienna
Q6.
Suleiman’s armies successfully took over places in...
Correct answer: Europe
America
Correct answer: the Middle East
Correct answer: North Africa

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