Tuesday, December 7, 2010

16th century cyprus

Cyprus is a small island located in the eastern part of the medditerranian sea about 30 miles from turkey. The ottomans were a turkish tribe and in 1570 they attacked cyprus who was having a lot of issues with their government. Cyprus got their weapons from the venitians but the ottomans sent in 60,000 troops and took over the island and a lot of people died and they changed the government and stuff.

my comments:

on Moors:
Olivia said...
I wonder who they lost their land to in Africa? and also what was there religon that they were forced to hide? on epilepsy:
Olivia said...
it's interesting how epilepsy was viewed differently at different times. I wonder why they were so fascinated by this disease as opposed to any of the other diseases?
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3 comments:

  1. Harrison LeDecember 7, 2010 at 8:51 PM

    It was probably inevitable that a Turkish invasion would happen. I bet that this fact plays a big part in Othello.

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  2. windenDecember 7, 2010 at 9:12 PM

    The turkish people sound like they were very powerful and caused a lot of conflict. I think this conflict is just coming up in Act one scene three of Othello.

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  3. Jaleesa BlogDecember 15, 2010 at 7:14 PM

    I wonder why the Ottomons attacked Cyprus in the first place. was it just to take their land? Then again, the turkish people sound like that's something they do often, so maybe Cyprus shouldve been more prepared .

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