ottoman & safavid empires
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Ottoman & Safavid Empires. Expanding the Ottoman Empire. Muhammad II conquered Constantinople Suleiman- Golden Age 1520-1566 Ruler of the largest empire in Europe and the Middle East. Ottoman Culture. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
OTTOMAN & SAFAVID EMPIRES
EXPANDING THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
A. Muhammad II conquered ConstantinopleB. Suleiman- Golden Age 1520-1566
1. Ruler of the largest empire in Europe and the Middle East
OTTOMAN CULTURE
A. Used a vizier (high-ranking political advisor or minister in a Muslim government) & council
OTTOMAN CULTURE
B. Social Organization
1. Men of the pen2. Men of the sword3. Men of negotiation4. Men of husbandry
a. Millets – non-Muslim religious communities
OTTOMAN CULTURE
C. Janissaries: Elite Ottoman army D. Decline:• Advancement in European industry while the Ottomans
stuck to agriculture
SAFAVID EMPIRE
A. Abbas the Great (1588-1629)1. Had great support of his people because of his
tolerance
SAFAVID EMPIRE
B. Decline1. Too much pressure from Ottoman armies2. Sunni Afghans rebelled3. 1700’s- Qajars defeated the Sunnis and made
Tehran the new capital of Iran
** Both the Ottoman and Safavid empires shared the Muslim tradition of Sharia