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Shah Ismail I founded the Safavid Empire. |
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| The Safavid Empire was based in what is now Iran. |
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| The Safavid Empire lasted from 1501 to 1722. |
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| The state religion was Shi'a Islam. |
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| The Safavid Empire was a theocracy. |
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All religions and forms of Islam besides Shi'a Islam were suppressed.
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| The Empire's economic strength came from its location on major trade routes. |
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| The Empire made Iran a center of art, architecture, poetry, and philosophy. |
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| Shah Abbas I was the first to establish Persia as a unified state. He enforced Shi'ism and emposed Farsi as the national language. |
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| Isfahan was the capital of the Safavid Empire. |
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| Shah Ismail I came into power. |
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| Safavids capture Baghdad. |
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| Shah Abbas came to power. |
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| tall gateways, low arches, box-shaped rooms or halls topped with small domes |
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| Troops of Central Asian soldiers that the Safavids used to help them win power. They were known as "Quizilbash" (redheads) because of the red turbans they wore on their head. |
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| Battle between the Ottomans and the Safavids. I resulted in an Ottoman victory. This clearly demonstrated the superiority of Western weaponry. |
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| Founder of the Safavid order of mystics. |
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o King and royal class
o Nobility- filled administrative posts
o Rich merchant class
o Artisans (city-dwellers)
o Peasants |
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| Not equal to men. Early Safavid women were respected and held a considerable amount of power. After the death of Abbas the Great, women lost some rights. |
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| Trade was a major factor because the Silk Road ran through the north part of the empire. The Safavid empire traded much with Europe, especially England. |
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