What three factors were responsible for the expansion of the Ottoman Empire beginning around 1300? Explain your answer in detail.
1. the shrewdness of its founder Osman( from which the name Ottoman comes) and his dexcendants. 2.control of a strategic link between Europe and Asia at Gallipoli on the Dardanelles strait 3. the creation of an army that took advantage of the traditional skills of the Turkish cavalryman and new military possibilities presented by gunpowder and Christian prisoners of war See page 578...
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