1. How did Great Zimbabwe rise to power?

2. What was a result of the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453?

3. List reasons for the conflict between Ottomans and the Safavids?

1. Great Zimbabwe was an ancient city that was prominent during the 11th and 15th centuries. Reasons to its rise are mainly attributed to the resource richness of the city and the occupied area. The City state was Rich in Gold and Ivory, which gave it a huge advantage during the international trade at the time.

2. This marked the end of the Byzantine era and gave the control of the Constantinople and its valuable trade routes to the Ottomans and the muslims.

Moreover, this forced Europeans to find new sea routes to Asia and became one of the main catalysts for the age of discovery.

3. Safavids and the Ottomans were the most powerful and prosperous states in west Asia. Most of the conflicts were for the control of the land and territory.

The Ottoman plans to expand into Europe was halted because the Safavid empire in Iran grew stronger. This is another reason for ottoman's aggression towards Safavids.

Moreover, there were religion reasons too, Ottomans were Sunni while Safavid were Shiites. Ottomans saw Safavids as heretics!