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Quiz: Safavid Empire

  1. When was Safavid Empire founded?

    • 1501, Shah Ismail crowned at Tabriz
    • 1768, unification by Prithvi Narayan Shah
    • 1839, independence recognized by the Treaty of London
    • 1291, the Federal Charter of the three forest cantons
    Answer

    1501, Shah Ismail crowned at Tabriz — Founded: 1501, Shah Ismail crowned at Tabriz.

  2. When did Safavid Empire end?

    • 1736; Isfahan fell to Afghan invaders in 1722, and the last shah was deposed in 1736
    • c. 1190 BCE, in the Bronze Age collapse
    • 539 BCE, when Cyrus the Great took Babylon for Persia
    • 1922, the sultanate abolished after the First World War
    Answer

    1736; Isfahan fell to Afghan invaders in 1722, and the last shah was deposed in 1736 — Ended: 1736; Isfahan fell to Afghan invaders in 1722, and the last shah was deposed in 1736.

  3. Where was the heartland of Safavid Empire?

    • Persia, capital Isfahan
    • Northern Mesopotamia, capitals Assur, Nineveh, and Nimrud
    • Anatolia and the Balkans, capital Constantinople, renamed Istanbul
    • The Tigris Euphrates valley, in present day Iraq and eastern Syria
    Answer

    Persia, capital Isfahan — Heartland: Persia, capital Isfahan.

  4. True or false: The Safavid Empire made Persia Shia and gave Iran its modern identity.

    • True
    • False
    Answer

    True — True. The Safavid Empire made Persia Shia and gave Iran its modern identity.