The Ottomans Drew Large Numbers of Slaves from All of the Following

question 63

Multiple Choice

The Ottomans drew large numbers of slaves from all of the following sources EXCEPT:

• A) captives from Poland and Ukraine.
• B) children from the Balkans, given up by their parents to pay their taxes.
• C) voluntary recruits drawn from the rural areas of their own empire.
• D) Africa, through slave traders.
• E) all of these

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