All of the following were true of Safavid Iran except
a. its wealth was much greater than its neighbors, the Mughal and Ottoman empires.
b. it had to trade with Europe through southern Russia, since the Europeans controlled the seas to the south and the Ottomans controlled the lands to the west.
c. it produced many items that were in high demand in many other parts of the world.
d. it maintained a respectable level of thought and learning in philosophy, science, medicine, and mathematics.
e. it contained large minority populations, though most of the population was of Iranian background.
Question 2
The red heads were
a. the light-haired warriors who destroyed Bokhara in 1380.
b. followers of the Shi'ite doctrines of Safi al Din.
c. Ottoman Yeni Chari fighters and their scholar bodyguards.
d. Muslim fugitives from Ireland.
e. Sufi mystics.
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