\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 \fs24 The creation of the vast empire of the \b \cf2 \ATXht11909 sultans\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 of Istanbul in the fifteenth and sixteenth c
enturies forced the West to turn its attention toward the East. For the first time, the Ottomans had established rule over non-Muslim nations. The Ottoman armies fought in the name of the \b \cf2 \ATXht11002 Jihad\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , the Holy War, conqueri
ng larger and larger strips of land, while at Istanbul their rulers celebrated the acquisition of their new power. The Ottoman empire was a melting pot of the traditions and cultures of different peoples, giving new impetus to the development of the arts
