The Ottoman Turks Were Able to Begin to Amass Territory

question 7

Multiple Choice

The Ottoman Turks were able to begin to amass territory in the fourteenth century because:

• A)the Mongols had toppled the older powers that had traditionally kept them in check.
• B)the Byzantine empire had fallen.
• C)they had acquired artillery from China.
• D)they had allied themselves with the sultanate of Rûm.
• E)the Abbasid caliphate had hired them as mercenaries.

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Definitions:

Conversion

In psychology, a defense mechanism where unconscious conflicts or stressors are manifested as physical symptoms without a medical cause.

Somatic Symptom Disorders

Somatic Symptom Disorders are mental health conditions where a person experiences intense and excessive distress and symptoms related to physical health, without a clear medical cause.

Psychodynamic Theorists

Professionals who study and apply theories focusing on the psychological forces that underlie human behavior, feelings, and emotions and how they might relate to early experience.

Hysterical Disorders

Now more commonly referred to as conversion disorders, these are psychological disorders that involve the conversion of emotional distress into physical symptoms without a medical cause.