Janissaries Became More Important Than Cavalrymen in the Late Sixteenth

question 16

Multiple Choice

Janissaries became more important than cavalrymen in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries occurred because

• A) horses had become too expensive to use in large numbers.
• B) battlefield success increasingly depended on cannon and lighter-weight firearms.
• C) Janissaries began to ride horses.
• D) Janissaries were from Anatolia, while cavalrymen were mostly from the Balkans.
• E) Janissaries had ties to powerful noble clans.

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