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Safavid Empire 1502-1736 • Location: Iran (ancient Persia) and other parts of central Asia. • Religion: Islam (Shi’a) • Famous city: Istafahan • Contributions/inventions/ innovations: Leaders of the Safavid Empire were known as Shahs. Textiles (Persian carpet) Famous leaders: Abbas I Ming Dynasty 1368-1644 • Location: China • Religion: Buddhist • Famous city: Nanjing and Beijing • Contributions/inventions /innovations: Great Wall was redesigned, the novel, porcelain, and dictionary. Famous leaders: Hong-wu Answer the following questions as you watch China Revealed: The Great Wall. Why did the Chinese build the Great Wall? What is the status of the Wall today? http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/discovery-atlas-china-revealed-the-great-wall.html Tokugawa 1603-1868 • Location: Present day Japan • Religion: Buddhism Confucianism, Daoism, Shinto • Famous city: Edo (Kyoto & Osaka) • Contributions/inventions/innovations: “Great Peace”, Closed Country Policy, expelled missionaries, expelled all trade (except Dutch-once per year) unified Japan, ceramics • Famous Leader: Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa As you watch Unsolved Histories: Ninjas and Shoguns, explain how Shogun Tokugawa used the ninjas and what he was able to accomplish as a result. http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/31531-unsolved-history-ninjas-and-shoguns-video.htm