Question 7

Question 1

Context

Answer 1

In the Persian Land, another islamic state was taking shape = the Safavid Empire
Forcibly imposed a Shia version of Islam as the official religion of the state
→ gained popular support and defined the identity of Persian culture
Introduced a sharp divide into the political and religious life of Islam
Almost all of Persia’s neighbors practiced Sunni Islam
Military conflict between Ottoman and Safavid empires

Question 2

Thesis

Answer 2

The decline of states paved the path for the Ottoman’s Rise and the Renainssance which led to creation of Devshirme and altered education.

Question 3

Evidence 1

Answer 3

Renaissance = cultural rebirth of Europe following the Middle Ages
encourages individual value,
Before it was church centered education → humanistic centered educated
Geocentric vs. heliocentric

Question 4

Evidence 2

Answer 4

Devshirme = Devshirme = kidnapped chrsitian boys and raise them to be muslim and soldiers for the ottomans = Shows reversal in roles from the crusades
castrated these boys to end Christianity.