Muslim World

The Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals

1400’s-1700’s

by: _________________________[Insert your name here]

Directions:Use pages 506-523 to answer the questions about each empire on

the slides that follow.

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Safavids = p.514-515Ottomans = p.507– 511Mughal = p.516-523

Standards addressed:SSWH4 e. Explain the Ottoman Empire’s role in the decline of Byzantium and the capture of Constantinople in 1453 CE.

SSWH12 The student will examine the origins and contributions of the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires. a. Describe the geographical extent of the Ottoman Empire during the rule of Suleyman the Magnificent, the Safavid Empire during the reign of Shah Abbas I, and the Mughal Empire during the reigns of Babur and Akbar. b. Explain the ways in which these Muslim empires influenced religion, law, and the arts in their parts of the world.

1. Who were the Ottomans? (area from or ethnicity) (p.507)

2. What is so crucial about the geographical location of Constantinople that made it so desirable to everyone, including the Ottomans? [p. 508 + analysis of location on a map]

Post a map of the geographical extent of Ottoman Empire under Suleyman [use internet]

The Ottoman Empire includes what modern day countries? [use internet: compare current world map and map of Suleyman’s Empire]

What religion provided the basis of law in the Ottoman Empire [p. 510]

What were millets and how integral do you think they were to Ottoman success? [p. 510]

Why do you think Suleyman was given the name “lawgiver”? [Read “History Makers” box on p. 510]

The Ottoman sultan had his own personal elite military force loyal to him alone known as the janissaries. What religion were the janissaries? What were there religious origins?

Why would Christian parents want their sons to be taken by the Muslim sultan?

Use internet links below to answer the following questions. Right click link and hit “open hyperlink”)http://www.theottomans.org/english/art_culture/index.asphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_the_Ottoman_Empire#Architecture

Identify elements used in Ottoman art and architecture that were borrowed from other cultures

What different forms of art were made by the Ottomans? (ceramics? carpets?)

What type of religious structure was commonly built in the Ottoman Empire?

Ottoman Art and Architecture(search internet to find 3 examples)

Post a map of the geographical extent of Safavid Empire under Shah Abbas. [use internet]

The Safavid Empire includes what modern day country? [use internet: compare current world map and map of Safavid Empire]

How did Shah Abbas increase law and order in the empire? [p. 514]

1. The Safavids followed the ___________ branch of Islam. [p.513]

2. How did religion influence the policies of Shah Ismail? [p.514]

3. How much did religion influence the policies of Shah Abbas? [p.514]

Safavid Art and Architecture(search internet to find 3 examples)

Use p. 515 and the internet link below to answer the following questions. Right click link and hit “open hyperlink”)http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/safa/hd_safa.htm

After clicking on, examining, and reading about the art on the website, what qualities would you say characterized Safavid art and architecture?

Identify which the elements borrowed from other cultures (use internet and book)

What different forms of art were made by the Safavids? (p.515)

The Mughal Empire included which modern day countries? [use internet: compare current world map and map of Mughal Empire]

Compare the size of the Mughal Empire from the time of Babur to Akbar?

How did Akbar the Great increase law and order in the empire? [p. 517-518]

How did Akbar the Great demonstrate his religious tolerance? [p. 517]

Mughal Arts and Architecture (search internet to find 3 examples)

What qualities characterized this empires art and architecture? [p. 522]

Identify which the elements borrowed from other cultures [p. 522]

What different forms of art were made by the Mughals? [p.522]