Cultural Blending 18.2

What is cultural blending? 

• the process of merging 2 or more different cultures resulting in new languages, religions, ethics, government systems, and changes in the arts.
• a legislative group 

Who was Othmans followers? 

• Anasazi 
• Ottomans 

Shah Abbas was also known as... 

• Abbas the Great
• Esfahan 

What factors contributed to the cultural blending in the Ottoman Empire?Migration, trade, and conquest

• Singing and Dancing
• Migration, Pursuit of Religious Freedom, Trade and Conquest 

What Empire in Persia ruled between the 16th and 18th century?  

• Safavid Empire 
• Shah

What is a Shah?

• a term used for kings that served the monarch of Iran starting in the 16th century
• the most beautiful building in the world

What were the results of cultural blending? 

• Language and Religion 
• A declining empire 

Who was known as the greatest one?

• Jahangir
• Akbar

Which group became the target of the Mughal's hatred? 

• Muslims
• Sikhs

Why did Safavid Empire decline so quickly under Shah Abbas?

• He killed or blinded his ablest sons while his incompetent grandson ruled
• He was killed in a war