Muslim World

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Muslim World
1400s-1700s
The Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals
Insert your name here
by _________________________
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DirectionsUse pages 506-523 to answer the
questions about each empire on the slides that
follow.

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Safavids p.514-515 Ottomans p.507 511 Mughal
p.516-523
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Standards addressed
SSWH4 e. Explain the Ottoman Empires 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.
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Ottoman Empire
origins

• 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

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Ottoman Empire
geography
Post a map of the geographical extent of Ottoman
Empire under Suleyman use internet
3. The Ottoman Empire includes what modern day
countries? use internet compare current world
map and map of Suleymans Empire
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Ottoman Empire
4. What religion provided the basis of law in the
Ottoman Empire p. 510 5. What were millets
and how integral do you think they were to
Ottoman success? p. 510 6. Why do you think
Suleyman was given the name lawgiver? Read
History Makers box on p. 510
law and government
Suleiman the Lawgiver
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Ottoman Empire
religion
7. 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?
8. Why would Christian parents want their sons to
be taken by the Muslim sultan?
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Ottoman Empire
Use internet links below to answer the following
questions. Right click link and hit open
hyperlink) http//www.theottomans.org/english/art
_culture/index.asp http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cu
lture_of_the_Ottoman_EmpireArchitecture 9.
Identify elements used in Ottoman art and
architecture that were borrowed from other
cultures 10. What different forms of art were
made by the Ottomans? (ceramics? carpets?) 11.
What type of religious structure was commonly
built in the Ottoman Empire?
art
Ottoman Art and Architecture(search internet to
find 3 examples)
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Safavid Empire
geography
Post a map of the geographical extent of Safavid
Empire under Shah Abbas. use internet
1. The Safavid Empire includes what modern day
country? use internet compare current world map
and map of Safavid Empire
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Safavid Empire
2. How did Shah Abbas increase law and order in
the empire? p. 514
law and government
Shah Abbas
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Safavid Empire
3. The Safavids followed the ___________ branch
of Islam. p.513 4. How did religion influence
the policies of Shah Ismail? p.514 5. How
much did religion influence the policies of Shah
Abbas? p.514
religion
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Safavid Empire
Use p. 515 and the internet link below to answer
the following questions. Right click link and
hit open hyperlink) http//www.metmuseum.org/toa
h/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? Ident
ify which the elements borrowed from other
cultures (use internet and book) What different
forms of art were made by the Safavids? (p.515)
art
Safavid Art and Architecture(search internet to
find 3 examples)
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Mughal Empire
geography
1. Compare the size of the Mughal Empire from the
time of Babur to Akbar?
2. The Mughal Empire included which modern day
countries? use internet compare current world
map and map of Mughal Empire
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Mughal Empire
3. How did Akbar the Great increase law and order
in the empire? p. 517-518
law and government
Akbar the Handsome Beast... I mean Great
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Mughal Empire
4. How did Akbar the Great demonstrate his
religious tolerance? p. 517
religion
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Mughal Empire
5. What qualities characterized this empires art
and architecture? p. 522 6. Identify which the
elements borrowed from other cultures p.
522 7. What different forms of art were made by
the Mughals? p.522
art
Mughal Arts and Architecture (search internet to
find 3 examples)