The Power Structure of the Ottoman Empire

question 44

Multiple Choice

The power structure of the Ottoman Empire

• A) was highly structured, with the ruler's oldest son always succeeding to power.
• B) was not hereditary, and the sultan was succeeded by his highest-ranking military subordinate.
• C) was physically centered in the Topkapi.
• D) divided power between the vezir, "the sultanate of women," and devshirme scholars.
• E) lacked an imperial bureaucracy, a serious weakness in an empire of that size.

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