Question

The Ottoman Empire’s recruitment of soldiers and bureaucrats through the system depicted in the image is most similar to which broader method that rulers used to strengthen their empires in the period 1450–1750 ?


The collection of tribute

Option A,The collection of tribute

a

Establishment of religious uniformity

Option B,Establishment of religious uniformity

b

Abolition of feudal privileges

Option C,Abolition of feudal privileges

c

The granting of autonomy to minority groups

Option D,The granting of autonomy to minority groups

d












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Answer 1

Answer: C — Abolition of feudal privileges.

Explanation: The Ottoman devshirme took Christian boys, converted and trained them as Janissaries and imperial administrators who answered directly to the sultan. That weakened traditional, hereditary local elites and created a centralized, state-controlled military/bureaucratic elite—the same broader method rulers used 1450–1750 to strengthen states by reducing feudal/noble power and building loyal standing armies and bureaucracies.