Which statement describes the Ottoman devshirme system?(1 point) Responses It divided non-Muslims into distinct religious communities. It divided non-Muslims into distinct religious communities. It taxed Jews more heavily than Muslims. It taxed Jews more heavily than Muslims. It prevented Muslims from having to pay taxes. It prevented Muslims from having to pay taxes. It enslaved Christian boys in the Balkans and made them become soldiers.
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The statement that describes the Ottoman devshirme system is: "It enslaved Christian boys in the Balkans and made them become soldiers."
The devshirme system involved the recruitment and conversion of Christian boys from the Balkans to serve in the Ottomanč», particularly in elite units like the Janissaries, and they were typically raised as Muslims.
