Shah Abbas of the Safavid Golden Age is credited with strengthening the dynasty by
a. changing out the traditional warrior elite for a trained administration.
b. bringing modern weaponry to his military.
c. attempting to regain territories lost to the Ottomans.
d. expanding intellectual freedom and growth.
e. all of these.
Question 2
What was the obligation for a non-Muslim to obtain an exemption of military service in the Ottoman Empire?
a. Create an alternative labor force for the Sultan.
b. Provide supplies for the Sultan's army.
c. Offer sacrificial rites for the success of the army in battle.
d. Pay a head tax in place of service.
e. Be gainfully employed in one of the three urban social classes.
