Critical Thinking Questions   Map List       If you'd like to print out this page, click the Print button above. Alternatively, you may click the printer icon on your browser's toolbar, or choose File>Print from the menu.     1. Is there a pattern between year of acquisition of territory and distance of that territory from Constantinople? What is it, and how can you explain it? 2. Which European power was most threatened by the Ottomans? 3. Why was the Ottoman Empire a major obstacle to Russia’s drive for a warm-water port? 4. Why was it important for the Ottoman Empire to have both a strong army and a strong navy?