how did shah abbas promote cultural blending in his empire?
Patterns of Change: Cultural Blending 1. What activities cause cultural blending to occur? Migration, trade, conquest, conversion 2. Which of those activities contributed to the culture of the Ottomans? All except migration 3. How did Ismaâil help the Safavids rise to power? Conquered Persia, took the title Shah, established Shiite Islam as state religion. 4. How did Ismaâilâs rule affect the Islamic religion? State religion= Shiite, became a tyrant, conflict between Sunni and Shiite. 5. How did Shah Abbas promote cultural blending in his empire? Established relations with Europe, invited Chinese artisans to empire, based government on Ottoman government. 6. What was probably the most important result of Western influence on the Safavid Empire? Persian rug industry. Shiites- ruler should be related to Muhammad