The Omani Empire
The Omani Empire
The Omani Empire didn’t look like the large, land-based empires of Afro-Eurasia, but it also didn’t look like the maritime empires of Europe. Was it an empire at all?
Key Ideas
As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.
Key Ideas
Think about the following questions as you watch the video
- 00:58 What makes the Omani Empire different from other Islamic empires?
- 02:16 What areas did the Omani Empire cover at its peak?
- 03:18 How did the Omani Empire come to be an empire?
- 04:04 What are two key differences between the Omani Empire and most other Empires?
- 05:50 How did the Omani Empire change East Africa in the long term?
- 08:41 What lasting impact did the Omani Empire have on Oman today?
- 09:39 According to Kamala Russell, what makes the Omani Empire interesting from the perspective of global history?