What led to the growth of the Ottoman empire, allowing their conquest?

These area need to be covered in the paper.
Research Questions: What are the questions that will guide your research?
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Question 1: What led to the growth of the Ottoman empire, allowing their conquest?
Question 2: Who was the most successful leader, and what did he do to make them reach so far?
Question 3: Conquests led to new culture. What did they adapt from the people they conquered?
Question 4: What did they share with conquered people?
Question 5: Did they force religion or things like that?
Question 6: How much of this culture can still be seen in modern day Turkey?

Word Count Requirement
1,500-2000 words
Sources Requirement:
6-7 reliable sources
Should have a formal tone (third person only)
Organized into paragraphs
in MLA Format
Includes a Thesis Statement
Includes Internal Citations (minimum 1 citation per paragraph)
Includes a Works Cited Page
https://www.worldhistory.org/Ottoman_Empire/
https://www.allaboutturkey.com/ottoman.html
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Suleyman-the-Magnificent
https://www.britannica.com/place/Turkey

or any other such as below.
https://www.history.com/topics/middle-east/ottoman-empire
https://guides.library.cornell.edu/turkishottoman

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