1. Welcome BACK!!!! Hope that you enjoyed your break Spring has Sprung!! Let’s shuffle things a little

2. Quote #1 Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others. John F. Kennedy Why would the Safavids disagree?

3. March 23 rd Outcomes Students will compare the key characteristics of the Ottoman and Safavid Empires. To Do List Pass back papers—REVIEW HOMEWORK Notes- Ottomans / Safavids Opening Act / Exit Card Reading – “The Religious Zeal of Shah Abbas The Great”

4. Announcements Springs Sports Kicking Off Tuesday—Enjoy some very nice weather Wednesday Girls Diving vs Northwest Soccer Blue / White Scrimmage Thursday Boys Tennis vs North Girls Swimming vs Northwest Sacred Concert @ Magdalen COTY-Dodge Ball Tourney Friday Spirit Day Girls Soccer vs Washburn Rural @ Newman Track @ Winfield

5. “Making good decisions” Regan Wheeler—Do you know that name? Do you know what happened? Prayer of the Day: “Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all of the souls, especially those in the most need of thy mercy.”

6. Homework Review The Test— “come on- 25 of them were repeats” Blue Sheet – Lepanto – Devshirme – Ottoman Decline / capitulations – Shah Abbas

7. Empire Comparison As a group identify – Important Leaders – Religions – Government and Laws – Territory – Social Organization – Arts and Literature – Decline

8. Important Leaders Osman- United the Ottomans Tribes- 1 st State Sultan Mehmet II- Conquered Constantinople Bayezid II- push East, expanding Ottoman Empire Selim I- defeated safavids- controlled Arabs Suleiman-(the Magnificent) Great Soldier and Ruler- Conquered Central Europe 1526 Sultan Merad IV- captured Baghdad- border

9. Religions Ottomans were Sunni – Allowed Christianity & Judaism – Fought with Protestants, allied against pope.

10. Government and Laws All Authority flowed form the sultan to his public servants: – Provincial governors – Police officers – Military generals – Heads of treasuries – Viziers – Ruling class was Turkish loyalty was rewarded Awarded Timars – Suleiman (Kanuni) created a new legal code

11. Territory Central Europe – Balkans & Southeastern Europe North Africa Middle East – Parts of Arabia- Mecca- Medina – Mesopotamia- Tigris / Euphrates

12. The Ottoman Empire

13. Social Organization Historian Mustafa Naima had 4 divisions: Producers of wealth Muslim Non- Muslim Military No state without the military- wealth supported the military- military provided justice- subjects benefited from justice. Role of concubine – How does this fit with Ottoman Society? Janissaries- who are they and where do they fit?

14. Arts and Literature Suleiman (the Magnificent) – Encouraged architecture – Pasha Sinan (1491-1588) created 312 buildings- Ottoman Spirit Expansion rivaled the renaissance, ottomans contributed in poetry, painting, math, geography, astronomy, medicine, and religious sciences -Diwan Poetry – collection of poems -Book of the Donkey- Sxeyhi of Kutahya -History- History of the House of Osman- Kemel pasazede -Map of Islamic and Western Worlds- Piri Reis -Medicine- use of pharmacology- practice- adopted techniques from Jewish doctors / Chinese- whoever could contribute

15. Decline Loss of supremacy on the seas and the sharp decline in customs duties contributed to Ottoman economic decline Poor leadership- No clear successor “The Ottoman state was predicated upon, committed to, and organized for conquest... Without conquest the empire stagnated

16. Safavid Empire As a group identify – Important Leaders – Religions – Government and Laws – Territory – Social Organization – Arts and Literature – Decline

17. Important Leaders Ghazan-(1295-1304)- Safi- al-Din (1252-1334)- Ismail (1502-1524) Shah Abbas ( the GREAT) – Began the rebuilding of Persia Supposed descendent of Ali United all of the Tribes in Persia- became the SHAH Created national army- Loyal to himself Sense of National Pride

18. Religions Safavids were Shi ites – Religious policy was ????? Compulsory religion under penalty of death

19. Government and Laws What did the government look like? It was a theocracy- which is Theocracy- government by a god or by priests How does this fit the Safavids? What does this mean regarding the ruler?

20. Territory Tigris to the Hindu Kush Mountains Also, think of it as – Persia or modern Iran

21. The Safavid Empire

22. Social Organization What was the social organization of the Safavids? The Shah was the King/Priest Native Muslims served the govt.- represented educated Turkish / Mongols soldiers adapted to Persian ways (Quizilbash)

23. Arts and Literature Shah Abas- military achievements, supported trade and commerce, and endowment of the arts. Isfahan- art- trade- commercial center of the Safavid Empire--city of 750,000- 162 Mosques, 48 schools, 273 public baths sold rugs, pottery, fine china, silks, perfected gardening- flowers

25. Ottoman Art

26. Decline Poor leadership- No clear successor Poor leadership- No clear successor After the Shah Abas no great leaders After the Shah Abas no great leaders Leaders overindulged in Wine / Women Leaders overindulged in Wine / Women Internal weaknesses lead to foreign invasion Internal weaknesses lead to foreign invasion

27. The VENN So what does your venn diagram look like??

28. Reading It’s a dying art Let’s do some reading. How about it????

29. Homework – Please answer, “The Religious Zeal of Shah Abbas the Great on the back of the exit card. – Finish the exit card – Check your grade

30. Reflection time / Exit Card Whoa, we’ve covered quite a bit 1.Write one things that sticks out to you about Islam. (still) 2. Has you your mind been changed about anything related to Islam? If so what? If not, why not? 3. Write one thought that sticks out to you about the Ottomans. 4. Write one thought that sticks out to your about the Safavids. 5. Why is this important at all????