Safavid Empire by Grace Lustig https://padlet.com/glustig24/cune84zirojm76up en-us 2020-09-29 12:26:19 UTC 2025-05-07 23:17:43 UTC hello@padlet.com Where was the Safavid Empire located? jmatejunas24 https://padlet.com/glustig24/cune84zirojm76up/wish/787515134 Located in the Iranian Azerbaijan region. It covered all of Iran and parts of Turkey and Georgia. ]]> 2020-09-29 12:36:07 UTC https://padlet.com/glustig24/cune84zirojm76up/wish/787515134 Grace: What is the background of the Safavid Empire? glustig24 https://padlet.com/glustig24/cune84zirojm76up/wish/787516764 It was one of the greatest Iranian empires after the 7th-century Muslim conquest of Persia, ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty

]]> 2020-09-29 12:36:36 UTC https://padlet.com/glustig24/cune84zirojm76up/wish/787516764 Brian: Why was your assigned empire more successful than others...politically, socially, economically? https://padlet.com/glustig24/cune84zirojm76up/wish/787518742
They were a gunpowder empire which means they were one of the first dynasties that used gunpowder weapons and this made their military stronger than many other empires.



]]> 2020-09-29 12:37:15 UTC https://padlet.com/glustig24/cune84zirojm76up/wish/787518742 jmatejunas24 https://padlet.com/glustig24/cune84zirojm76up/wish/787520637 2020-09-29 12:37:50 UTC https://padlet.com/glustig24/cune84zirojm76up/wish/787520637 John: Cultural exchange – what types of ideas and other unique characteristics of the empire were spread? How did it impact the ‘global’ world? jmatejunas24 https://padlet.com/glustig24/cune84zirojm76up/wish/787527464 There were many unique characteristics to the Safavid Empire. The Safavid Empire exclusively Shia did not allow any other region inside the empire. If you were Christian or anything else you would be immediately converted. This influenced the world greatly.]]> 2020-09-29 12:39:52 UTC https://padlet.com/glustig24/cune84zirojm76up/wish/787527464 Brian: Did you empire have a long-distance trade- what type of items? With who? Etc. glustig24 https://padlet.com/glustig24/cune84zirojm76up/wish/787527677 They mainly traded between the east and west. The things they traded were silk and textiles, leather, camel and sheep wool, Chinese model dishes, gold and silver artifacts, rugs and precious stones.

]]> 2020-09-29 12:39:56 UTC https://padlet.com/glustig24/cune84zirojm76up/wish/787527677 John: Are there religious beliefs of the empire? glustig24 https://padlet.com/glustig24/cune84zirojm76up/wish/787532458 The state religion was converted to Shia Islam by the rule of Shah Ismail and it still is to this day. 

]]> 2020-09-29 12:41:26 UTC https://padlet.com/glustig24/cune84zirojm76up/wish/787532458 Grace: What caused the downfall of the empire? glustig24 https://padlet.com/glustig24/cune84zirojm76up/wish/790943298 What caused the downfall of the empire was a string of military losses sustained against outside forces. Rome had tangled with Germanic tribes for centuries, but by the 300s “barbarian” groups like the Goths had encroached beyond the Empire's borders. Rome had tangled with Germanic tribes for centuries, but by the 300s “barbarian” groups like the Goths had encroached beyond the Empire's borders.]]> 2020-09-30 12:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/glustig24/cune84zirojm76up/wish/790943298 John: What unique characteristics did your empire have? https://padlet.com/glustig24/cune84zirojm76up/wish/790948029 The Safavid Empire was a theocracy (“a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.”)

]]> 2020-09-30 12:23:16 UTC https://padlet.com/glustig24/cune84zirojm76up/wish/790948029 jmatejunas24 https://padlet.com/glustig24/cune84zirojm76up/wish/790948107 2020-09-30 12:23:17 UTC https://padlet.com/glustig24/cune84zirojm76up/wish/790948107 jmatejunas24 https://padlet.com/glustig24/cune84zirojm76up/wish/790954929 2020-09-30 12:25:55 UTC https://padlet.com/glustig24/cune84zirojm76up/wish/790954929 Brian: Other interesting facts and images that will help others understand why your empire should be the most powerful and how your empire was advanced compared to Europe at this time. https://padlet.com/glustig24/cune84zirojm76up/wish/790965968 Once again, they were known for their gunpowder weapons, which made their military  seem extremely advanced compared to Europe at the time, and most of the empire's economic strength came from its location on the trade routes.]]> 2020-09-30 12:30:02 UTC https://padlet.com/glustig24/cune84zirojm76up/wish/790965968