Ottoman Empire

A Persian king was called a Shia.

• True

• False

Safavids, who used their faith to try to unify their empire, were shāh Muslims.

• True

• False

Orthodoxy was conformity to traditional religious beliefs.

• True

• False

Sunni was the Islamic faith of many of the .Safavid Empire’s neighbors

• True

• False

During his reign, Süleyman

• encouraged the development of Persian art.

• reorganized the government and regulated its laws.

• introduced Western ideas to the Ottoman Empire.

• pressured people to conform to traditional religious beliefs

The Safavids used religion to unify their empire by

• declaring the Shia faith the state religion

• educating everyone in religious schools

• fighting the Ottoman Turks.

• spreading the Shia faith to Europe

Which of the following was a sign of trouble in the Ottoman Empire?

• Taxes and corruption decreased.

• The bureaucracy spent too much time addressing everyone’s concerns.

• Privileged groups dominated the government.

• Esmā’īl mandated conversion to the Sunni faith.

The Safavid Empire found trade with Europe difficult because

• nobody wanted to buy Persian goods.

• the empire was hemmed in by powerful neighbors.

• the roads were in terrible condition and unsafe.

• European goods were too expensive.

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After reading this section, do you think Suleyman was a cruel leader only focusing on his empire expansion or do you think he was looking out for his subjects with his empire expansions? Give at least 4 sentences with evidence from the reading.