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Safavid

Safavid. Warm up/Assignment: Afshari Objective: Analyze cultural blending that occurred in the Safavid Empire Standard: ESLRS appreciation of Diversity Homework: 78-81. Cultural Blending. Cause Migration Trade Conquest Pursuit of Religious Converts. Safavid Empire.

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Safavid

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  1. Safavid • Warm up/Assignment: Afshari • Objective: Analyze cultural blending that occurred in the Safavid Empire • Standard: ESLRS appreciation of Diversity • Homework: 78-81

  2. Cultural Blending Cause • Migration • Trade • Conquest • Pursuit of Religious Converts

  3. Safavid Empire • Sunni vs. Shii – Caliphate vs. Decadency • Safavid as Shii are persecuted and form large army and shii brotherhood • Model their rule on Ottoman Empire

  4. Ismail and Persia • Conquers Persia (today Iran) with his trained (redheads) took ancient Persian Title of shah • Transforms Persia into a Shii region • Fought Selim the Grim in religious war. Killed Sunni in Baghdad (original Iran Iraq war) • Also Took Caucus Mountains

  5. Shah Abbas • Abbas formed a culture that took the best of Arab, Persian, and Ottoman culture • Limited the power of the “redheads” • Like the Janissaries he formed an army of slaves • He brought in Chinese artisans, and focused on arts • Rebuilds Esfahan

  6. Decline • Decline similar to Ottomans to maintain power best rulers killed • Were attacked by tribes in Afghanistan and Ottoman. • Nadir Shah was killed by his own troops

  7. Legacy • Shows the blending of cultures • Modern Day Iran and Shii

  8. Summary Questions • What contributed to Safavid Cultural blending? • What religious brotherhood were the Safavid based on? • What did Ismail conquer? • What did Shah Abbas rebuild? • Who did the Safavid model their government from?

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