Transcript Cultural Blending

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
• Sunni vs. Shii –
Caliphate vs.
Decadency
• Safavid as Shii are
persecuted and form
large army and shii
brotherhood
• Model their rule on
Ottoman Empire
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
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
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
Legacy
• Shows the blending of
cultures
• Modern Day Iran and
Shii
Summary Questions
1) What contributed to Safavid Cultural
blending?
2) What religious brotherhood were the
Safavid based on?
3) What did Ismail conquer?
4) What did Shah Abbas rebuild?
5) Who did the Safavid model their
government from?