Author Question: The power structure of the Ottoman Empire a. was highly structured, with the ruler's oldest son ... (Read 59 times)

anjilletteb · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

The power structure of the Ottoman Empire

a. was highly structured, with the ruler's oldest son always succeeding to power.
b. was not hereditary, and the sultan was succeeded by his highest-ranking military subordinate.
c. was physically centered in the Topkapi.
d. divided power between the vezir, the sultanate of women, and devshirme scholars.
e. lacked an imperial bureaucracy, a serious weakness in an empire of that size.

Question 2

All of the following are correct about the Janissaries except

a. they were recruited from the Christian population of the Balkans.
b. they fought as on horseback as cavalry warriors.
c. they were converted to Islam.
d. they were infantry troops.
e. they used muskets.