How Were the Janissaries Kept Loyal to the Central Government

question 12

Multiple Choice

How were the Janissaries kept loyal to the central government?

• A)by using their families as hostages
• B)through their constant movement and their salaries
• C)through threats and surveillance
• D)through their perceived sense of having a special status
• E)by threatening Allah's wrath should they veer from their prescribed duty

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Definitions:

Not Electrolytes

Substances that do not dissociate into ions in solution and therefore cannot conduct electricity in their molten or aqueous states.

Non-electrolytes

Substances that do not produce ions when dissolved in water, and hence do not conduct electricity in solution.

Non-electrolyte

A substance that does not readily ionize when dissolved or melted and is therefore a poor conductor of electricity.

Dissociate

In chemistry, it refers to the process by which molecules, ions, or complexes split into smaller particles or ions, often reversible and influenced by environmental conditions.