Bellringer gunpowder empire harem anarchy shah orthodoxy I Can… Explain the similarities and differences that existed between life in the Ottoman Empire and the Safavid Empire.

Ottoman Map 1

Mehmet II: 1444-1445; 1451-1481 (“The Conqueror”)

Selim I, ”the Grim”: 1512-1520

The Janissaries Group of soldiers loyal to the sultan (king) Army of slaves & Christian converts to Islam Helped to expand the empire Became so powerful that the sultans feared them

Janissaries Photo

The many wives of the sultan was called a harem

Signs of Internal Decay Poor rulers and weak corrupt government Sultans want to modernize face opposition from influential old groups and clerics Janissary army becomes outdated and refuse to change Sultan Selim III assassinated by Janissaries in 1807 after attempting to modernize army and navy

Ottoman Other problems arose. The biggest problem was the influence of Western Europe. Western clothes, Western furniture, tobacco and coffee were introduced to the Ottomans. Some sultans tried to fight the trends of Western Europe. One outlawed tobacco and coffee. If he caught anyone taking part in immoral or illegal behavior, he had them immediately executed.

Numbered Heads #1 Why were the Ottomans successful in creating a large empire?

Workbook- partners Ch. 15 Sec. 2 pgs 166-168 15 minutes to complete

Safavid The Safavid Dynasty started with Shah Ismail. He was a descendant of Safi al-Din who had been the leader of a Turkish ethnic groups in Azerbaijan near the Caspian Sea. Under Ismail, the Safavid took control of much of Iran and Iraq

Literature, medicine, and the study of astronomy thrived in Safavid Persia. E. Napp

Numbered Heads #2 How did the Safavids differ from the Ottomans concerning religious freedom?

Written Summarization (Closure) What similarities and differences existed between life in the Ottoman Empire and the Safavid Empire?