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What was the purpose of the Devshirme system in the Ottoman Empire?
What was the purpose of the Devshirme system in the Ottoman Empire?
- To promote people based solely on their talents and success in performing duties
- To acquire talented non-Muslim boys for creating a loyal civil, military, and bureaucratic class (correct)
- To remove notable Turkish families from positions of power
- To instigate rebellions against the Ottoman Empire
What was one of the methods of conquest employed by the Ottoman Empire?
What was one of the methods of conquest employed by the Ottoman Empire?
- Creating vassal states in neighboring lands and then eliminating local dynasties (correct)
- Settling Muslim populations in conquered lands to secure the conquest
- Promoting independence movements in conquered territories
- Encouraging local notable families to take control of conquered regions
What was the primary reason for the first rebellions against the Ottoman Empire?
What was the primary reason for the first rebellions against the Ottoman Empire?
- Desire for independence from the Ottoman Empire
- Defiance against the Devshirme system
- Opposition to the method of conquest employed by the Ottomans
- Protest against new tax laws or policies disrupting regional balance (correct)
What was the significance of placing non-Muslim boys collected for the Devshirme system with Muslim families?
What was the significance of placing non-Muslim boys collected for the Devshirme system with Muslim families?
What did the Ottoman Dynasty aim to achieve by settling Muslim populations in conquered lands?
What did the Ottoman Dynasty aim to achieve by settling Muslim populations in conquered lands?
What is the main objective of the Sanjak system in the Ottoman Empire?
What is the main objective of the Sanjak system in the Ottoman Empire?
What was the significance of the Treaty of Karlowitz (1699) in Ottoman history?
What was the significance of the Treaty of Karlowitz (1699) in Ottoman history?
What was the initial focus of the reforms in the Ottoman Empire during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?
What was the initial focus of the reforms in the Ottoman Empire during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?
What was the impact of the Treaty of Kucuk Kaynarca (1774) on the Ottoman Empire?
What was the impact of the Treaty of Kucuk Kaynarca (1774) on the Ottoman Empire?
What was the practice of favoritism (nepotism) in the context of the Ottoman Empire?
What was the practice of favoritism (nepotism) in the context of the Ottoman Empire?
