Honest History

Honest History is the award-winning magazine for kids that brings important stories from the past to life through engaging, educational topics, beautiful illustrations and fun activities. Each issue is filled with often-untold stories of people, places, and events from around the globe that inspire and encourage kids to create a positive impact on history themselves. Created to provide big brain benefits to curious young minds ages 6–12.

Honest History • ISSUE EIGHTEEN • WINTER 2022

A Letter for Young Historians

Featured Young HISTORIAN

MERHABA! • Here are a few helpful phrases for the next time you visit Turkey

WELCOME TO TURKEY

YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW…

PEOPLE WE SHOULD KNOW

Introduction to the OTTOMAN EMPIRE

THE MAGNIFICENT Lawmaker

Mihrimah Sultan • MAKING THE WORLD A MORE BEAUTIFUL PLACE

A Changing SKYLINE

Exploring SELIMIYE COMPLEX

THE SULTAN’S ARMY

COLOR IN THE COFFEEHOUSE SCENE

WORDS WE SHOULD LEARN

Make Your Own Rose Sherbet

THE ADVENTURES OF HERBERT AND WELLS

TURKISH SHADOW THEATER

THE OTTOMAN COFFEEHOUSE • Did you know coffee has an Islamic history? In fact, the everyday coffee shop was born out of the Ottoman Empire.

BUILD YOUR OWN SHADOW THEATER

Map of Turkey

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

THINKING IT OVER

QUIZ!

FIND THESE WORDS IN THE WORD SEARCH

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