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1. The Fall of Constantinople in 1453 marked the end of Greek sovereignty for almost four
centuries, as the Ottoman Empire ruled the whole of Greece after the conquest of the remnants
of the Byzantine Empire over the course of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. While the
Greeks preserved their culture and traditions largely through the institution of the Greek
Orthodox Church, they were a subject people and lacked basic political rights.
Define sovereignty: (use the dictionary)
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Write 3 facts you remember (or can find in your notes) about the Ottoman empire
2. However, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, as revolutionary nationalism grew
across Europe, including Greece (due, in large part, to the influence of the French Revolution),
the Ottoman Empire's power was declining, and Greek nationalism began to assert itself, with
the Greek cause beginning to draw support not only from Western European powers, but also
the large Greek merchant diaspora in both Western Europe and Russia which had flourished
after the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) and the Treaty of Kuchuk Kainarji, which gave Greek
merchants the right to sail under the Russian flag.
Define nationalism (use the dictionary)
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Define diaspora (use the dictionary)
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How do you think the French Revolution inspired the Greek Revolution?
3. The successful rebellion of the 13-colonies in North America against what they saw as the
tyranny of the British Empire also inspired the insurrection. The irony was that this revolt would
attract support from the great imperial powers, despite the fact that they also ruled their empires
with an iron-hand. The Greek revolution was the first of many that led to the eventual break-up
of the Ottoman Empire, completed after World War I. Success of the Greek revolution inspired
freedom struggles throughout the Balkans, immediately spilling over the border
into Macedonia and eventually leading to the eventual independence of every European
province of the Empire.
Define tyranny (use the dictionary)
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List 3 countries from the Balkans (use the dictionary)
Predict what might happen to other countries after watching the American, French and Greek
revolutions. What impact might this have on a global economy and national relationships?