The Ottoman Devsirme Was

question 38

Multiple Choice

The Ottoman devsirme was

• A) a quota of children from Christian families recruited to serve in the elite Janissaries.
• B) a system for the taxation of non-Muslims within the empire.
• C) the term used for the administrative structure of the empire.
• D) the control over the economic lives of those living within the empire.

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