how did life differ between the social classes in the ottoman empire?

  The Ottoman empire was one of the largest and longest lasting empires in history. There leader was Othman Bay. In the 1400’s, the Byzantine Empire had been in decline for nearly two centuries. They faced a threat from the Ottomans, a group of nomadic people that migrated from central Asia to Asia Minor. In 1453, the Ottomans surrounded the capital of Constantinople. During a two month siege, Ottoman cannons pounded Constantinople's city walls allowing attackers to break through and capture the city. The Ottomans changed the name of the city to Istanbul and made the ancient Christian city the capital of their Muslim empire. Which was the beginning of the ottoman empire.

  The ottoman empire ruled a very large area which included many different people. There was a very big difference on how people lived in every social class in the Ottoman Empire. The Empire consists of 4 social classes. The highest class of the Ottoman Empire is the men of the pen and then men of the sword and then men of negotiation and then men of husbandry.

  The men of the pen is the highest social class in the Ottoman empire. This class Consists of highly educated scientists, lawyers, doctors, and judges. In the Ottoman empire it was very important that lawyers and doctors etc. were to be in the highest social class on the pyramid so they cn have more advanced technology.

  The men of the sword is the second highest class in the Ottoman empire, this class consists of  military personal such as the ghazi which were the names of a warrior in the Ottoman empire.

  The Men of negotiation were the third social class on the pyramid. This class consists of merchants, artisans, and tax collectors. In this class the merchants have a lot of privileges, they were exempt of taxes and government regulations.

  The men of husbandry was the lowest social class on the Ottoman empire social Pyramid. This class consists of farmers and herders. In the Ottoman empire Trade and commerce was more important than agriculture even though most empires put agriculture before trade.