The 18^th Century Was for the Ottomans a Century of

question 33

Multiple Choice

The 18^th century was for the Ottomans a century of

• A) lost wars and confiscated territories.
• B) learning valuable lessons from the way Europeans shared their knowledge in many subjects.
• C) great upheaval as various reform movements failed and several leaders were overthrown.
• D) successful efforts to build a formidable army that Europe came to respect.
• E) reinforcing their Muslim belief system and incorporating that even more strongly into their governments.