1. Journal #6 Who was Suleyman? What was his nickname? Why? List 3 social accomplishments of Suleyman. List 3 cultural accomplusments of Suleyman.

2. Cultural Blending Case Study: Safavid Empire

3. Creating a Commercial for Safavid In your groups: – Read pages 513-515 in your book Create a script for a radio or TV commercial – Imagine that you have been hired by Shah Abbas to create a commercial that will encourage people to visit Esfahan. – The commercial should take between 30 to 90 seconds to perform and should answer at least 1 of these questions: What makes Esfahan special? What kind of art, crafts, and architecture can a visitor find there? What cultural influences might a visitor from another country recognize? – Designate each member: finding relevant facts in book, brainstorming ideas, looking up difficult words, reading script aloud – You will be performing this commercial to the class.