Iran in the 16th–18th centuries
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write Iran’s rulers in order: Ismail, Abbas I, Nader Shah, Agha Muhammad.
Ismail (1501–), Abbas I (1587–1629), Nader Shah (1736–1747), Agha Muhammad (1796–1797).
2
Write three reforms of Abbas I.
Capital to Isfahan; regular army; tax order and caravanserais.
3
Why did Nader Shah’s state not last?
He was killed in 1747 and the empire broke into pieces because of internal conflicts.
4
Write three monuments or names from Iranian culture.
The Shah Mosque (Isfahan), Chehel Sotun palace, Saib Tabrizi.