Ottoman+Society

=__OTTOMAN SOCIETY__= ===**Most of the Ottoman Empire society is divided into different. The four main occupations were peasents, artisants, merchants, and pastoral people. Ottoman peasants were mostly agricultural workers. They farmed the land that had been leased to them by the state. The Artisans did many things for the Ottoman society. Since the Ottomans were such an advanced society, artisans had all sorts of jobs. There were ceramisists, silk-weavers, fez makers, blacksmiths, and suprisingly, barbers! Much like the Romans. To become a master at a certain art, you first become an apprentice and so forth. Merchants were the traders. The merchant guild was not a good one to be. Ottoman trading society, first of all, had severe inflation. This was mosty the result of a fairly new silver coin system. Also, europeans took control of many of the sea trade routes, limiting their options. The Ottoman trade was very unbalanced. It resulted in an outflow of gold to Europeans, who kept demanding more and more. Although mechants were a struggling occupation, they recieved the most perks in society. They got out of things like government regulations, and taxes. Pastoral people were like lttle travveling colonies. They had somewhat their own set of rules and regulations.**=== jspivey.wikispaces.com (Ottoman Trade Routes) ===**The role of women was much like the restrictions of other muslim states, ecxept they had things a little easier. Women were tolerated a lot more in the Ottoman Empire for muslims. This was most likely because the turkish traditions saw women most nearly as equal as men. Some basic things that Ottoman womn can do that other muslims cant is that they were allowed to own and inherit property, they could not be forced into marriage, and at some points were allowed to call for a divorce. Some women even got high government positions, such as a province governor.**=== turkishculture.org (High authority Ottoman Women playing a game)
 * __Sam Long__**

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