All of the Following Statements About Ottoman Expansion Are True

question 31

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements about Ottoman expansion are true except

• A) their geographical location gave them a definite advantage for expansion.
• B) after taking advantage of Byzantine weakness, they established a base at Gallipoli, and then allied with the Serbs and Bulgars to continue fighting the Byzantine Empire.
• C) after the Kurdish seizure of Constantinople in 1521, Ottoman support of the new Kurdish ruler gave them greater control over Asia Minor.
• D) as they established European settlements, Turkish beys replaced local landlords, and became the only recipients of taxes collected from the Slavic peasant population.
• E) they recruited young Christian boys from the Balkans to serve in elite military guard.

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