Safavid and Ottoman Empires Similarities

Flashcards highlighting similarities between Safavid and Ottoman Empires

Gunpowder technology

What factor contributed to the Safavid's ability to expand?

Humble Beginnings

What is a similarity between the Safavid and Ottoman Empires?

Rapid expansion with gunpowder

What is a similarity between the Safavid and Ottoman Empires?

Elite enslaved military forces

What is a similarity between the Safavid and Ottoman Empires?

Both Muslim

What is a similarity between the Safavid and Ottoman Empires?

Gunpowder

What military technology allowed for rapid expansion?

Elite enslaved military forces

What type of military force did both empires have?

Muslim

What religion were both the Safavid and Ottoman Empires?

Similarities in their rise and expansion

What is a broader theme that connects the Safavid and Ottoman Empires?

Through creating elite military force

Besides gunpowder, how did the Safavid expand?

They both had humble beginnings

What is a characteristic origin of both empires?

Islam

What is one similarity regarding religon in both empires?

Two Muslim Empires

What does the lecture highlight a comparison of?

Gunpowder

What is a factor that allowed rapid expansion?

Enslaved Military Forces

What is a similarity regarding their military?

Military Forces

What is an overarching term that describes elite soliders?

Muslim beliefs

What is a common belief in both empires?

Humble beginnings and rapid expansion

What are two things that the Safavid and Ottoman empires have in common?

Military

What kind of forces did both the Safavid and the Ottoman empires depend on?

Similarities

What does the lecture focus on?

Humble beginnings

What method did both empires use to get their start?

Enslaved

How were the armies obtained?

Muslim land

What geographic region did these empires exist in?

Gunpowder

What allowed the Safavid to become so powerful?

Humble beginnings

What do these empires share regarding their origins?

Gunpowder

What helped these empires grow so fast?

Enslaved people

What type of person made up the elite forces?

Muslim

What religion did both of these empires follow?

Empires

What overall topic are we learning about?

Islam

What religion did the Safavid and Ottoman empires follow?

Enslaved Forces

What key similarity is mentioned regarding military forces?

Rapid expansion

What do the Safavid and Ottoman empires have in common regarding their growth?

Muslim Empires

What is a defining feature of both empires?

Elite enslaved military forces

What contributed to the Safavid's ability to expand?

Rapid

What kind of expansion did these empires have?