Asked by nemo

Which statement describes the Ottoman devshirme system?(1 point)
Responses

It prevented Muslims from having to pay taxes.
It prevented Muslims from having to pay taxes.

It divided non-Muslims into distinct religious communities.
It divided non-Muslims into distinct religious communities.

It enslaved Christian boys in the Balkans and made them become soldiers.
It enslaved Christian boys in the Balkans and made them become soldiers.

It taxed Jews more heavily than Muslim

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It enslaved Christian boys in the Balkans and made them become soldiers.

(Devshirme was the levy of Christian boys who were converted to Islam, trained, and often served as Janissary soldiers or administrators.)