The Falling of the Ottoman Empire

While learning about the Ottoman Empire, I learned that this unique empire had district qualities, such as their military and trade, that helped them flourish. Even though the Ottoman Empire symbolizes one of the greatest empires in the Middle East, it inevitably fell due to economic problems, lack of trade, and military. During this time frame the Ottoman economy started exhibit failure, overall leading to its decline. During this time, the western civilizations began to move toward industrialization. Even though this seemed like a good idea for the west, the Ottomans failed to adapt from agricultural to industrialization. Because of this, the Ottoman Empire began to lose trade opportunities.
Do to their economic problems; the once great Ottoman military began to suffer as well. By trying to keep the empire intact due to internal and external affairs, it became a costly process, because of casualties and economical expenses. Due to the lack of technology, weaponry became obsolete. The Ottomans needed to develop better weaponry in order to defeat the Europeans. Because of this, the Ottomans began to equip their infantry with better firearms, even though this was a great expense. In order to fuel the military with men and the proper weaponry the Ottoman Empire moved toward taxation. Heavy taxation became a huge burden on the Ottoman society, this inevitably caused numerous revolts. An example of a revolt during this time frame was Anatolia. Overall, this revolt caused abandonment of farm lands, and depopulation of villages.