Ottoman Decline Was Caused by All Except

question 30

Multiple Choice

Ottoman decline was caused by all except

• A) a decline of competence within the ruling family.
• B) internal decay of the ruling elite.
• C) the Europeanization of the Turkish upper classes.
• D) a decrease in the involvement of the rulers in the activities of the government, thus enabling the Sublime Porte to become more powerful.
• E) conquest of Constantinople by Great Britain and France in the Crimean War.

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Definitions:

Auditory Nerve

A nerve in the inner ear that transmits sound information from the cochlea to the brain.

Neurons

Specialized cells in the nervous system that transmit information via electrical and chemical signals.

Temporal Lobe

A region of the cerebral cortex responsible for processing auditory information and encoding memory.

Wernicke's Area

A region in the brain's temporal lobe involved in the understanding of spoken language.