1. Do Now: Based on the image above…
Aim: How can we compare and contrast the main characteristics of the Ottoman and Safavid Empires?
Fall of Constantinople: 1453
Do Now: Based on the image above…
List 1 observations
Create 2 questions

2. Ottoman 1453- 1914 & Safavid 1588-1722 Empires
how geography & religion plays a role in the growth of these empires.

3. Ottoman Empire
Safavid Empire
Similarities
Sunni, Suleiman the Magnificent
advanced into Europe & Middle East by diplomacy and warfare
Political, military, economic skills
Persia, Shiite, Shah Abbas
Lifted taxes
centralized the government
powerful military force modeled on the Ottoman janissaries
boulevards, mosques & theological colleges throughout the city
New military technology
gunpowder!
strong rulers
Islamic law
strong societies
Flourishing cultures that involved non-Muslims

4. Gallery Walk (~35 minutes) 5-7 minutes per station

5. Station 5

6. Exit Slip (5 sentences)
How has religion played a vital role in the growth and decline of an empire?