Which of the following aspects of the international situation in early sixteenth-century southwest Asia is most relevant to understanding Sultan Selim's letter? A
The Ottoman and Safavid empires fought numerous wars for control over Iraq, Syria, and other regions of the Middle East.
B
Both the Ottoman and Safavid empires developed extensive trade connections with European states and states in the Indian Ocean region.
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Both the Ottoman and Safavid empires made use of gunpowder weapons in the course of their territorial expansion
D
The Ottoman and Safavid empires brought a high degree of centralization to parts of southwest Asia that had been politically fragmented before.