Because some people still thinks if there was no jesus there would be nothing
(im not christian)
The rifles were improved, the first semi-auto rifles, tanks made the British in the lead, the first modern tank built by French (Renault FT).
Frederick William "The Great Elector" of Brandenburg " B.Made Brandenburg the most <span>powerful and prosperous state in northern Germany" since he focused on trade. </span>
One assumption historians make is that know an expert will provide the most accurate information.
This is not my original answer, but...
The Safavid Empire would face a faster decline than the Ottomans. Shah Abbas 1 would kill his sons, and blind alot of men, in a greedy attempt to stay on the throne. When Abbas 2 comes over to rule the Safavids, the empire was already declining, both bureaucratically and authoritatively.
The Safavids also experienced an invasion by Afghani tribes, who turned the Safavid empire into their battleground.