Ottoman Empire Vs. France

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When the last Carolingian, Louis the Child, died in 911, the dukes decided to elect one of their own to lead the German people. They choose the weakest of them Conrad of Franconia. He ruled for about eight years and when he was on his deathbed he asked for the strongest of the dukes Henry the Fowler to be his successor. Henry the Fowler ruled until 1024, under him the German empire became the most powerful western state in Europe. When Henry the Fowler died his son Otto I took over as the king of Germany. Through an alliance with the church, Otto constructed a German monarchy. He eventually made his way to Italy and proclaimed himself the king of Italy as well. On his second trip to Italy the Pope crowned him Emperor. Otto also put an end to the Magyar invasions, thereby enhancing his claim that the king, and not the dukes, was the true defender of the German people. Otto’s plan was to model the great government that he was in the process of building after the Roman Empire; he wanted to be like the imperial Caesars or even Charlemagne.
The French king wasn’t a strong leader or a strong king and he ended up losing his rain to Hugh Capet who ended up inheriting vast estates in the regions of Paris and Orleans, extending in some places south of the Loire River. He thus became one of the most powerful vassals in the kingdom and a serious danger to the Carolingian king, Lothar. After him the next generations were able to build France back up. Kings now were kings for almost thirty years and when they would die their sons would be of age to rule. France ended up dealing with terrible politics of a king that was more a soldier and warmongering king than a scholar. The way Louis VI raised money from his vassals made him quite unpopular; h...

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...hip, but they were treated as lower classed citizens. In France citizens were not free to practice their religion out in the open unless it was Roman Catholicism.
The Ottoman Empire traded mainly with Europe and Russia. Coffee, leather, and wool were the main exports, and fur; mirrors, and amber were imported. It is not clear when or how various guilds emerged. What is known for sure is that by 1580 guilds had become a well-established aspect of contemporary Ottoman society. Guilds were something like todays modern day unions, except that they were completely in control of their craft and were able to decide who was able to join and who wasn’t, along with making the price whatever they felt was appropriate. Their economy was also supported by agriculture a lot of the population earned a living from small family holdings, this contributed to huge part of the economy.

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