In the First Half of the Nineteenth Century, the Ottoman

question 16

Multiple Choice

In the first half of the nineteenth century, the Ottoman Empire

• A)continued to be a world power with territories in Asia, Europe, and Africa.
• B)declined because its bureaucracy had fallen into decay and its reform-minded sultan was assassinated.
• C)suffered from the lawlessness of its once elite military force, the Janissaries.
• D)was generally tolerant of Jews and Christians.
• E)All of these.

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