Mark each statement that correctly describes the political and religious conflicts between the ottoman and safavid empires.
choose all answers that are correct.

1. the ottomans belonged to the sunni branch of islam. the safavids were shi'ites and persecuted the sunnis in their empire.
2. each empire attempted to convert the other to christianity and persecuted their muslim subjects.
3. the two empires experienced little conflict despite their close proximity to one another.
4.the ottomans and safavids were often at war as they attempted to add territory to their empires.