Question

Which of the following happened under the devshirme system?

A. Loyal soldiers and officers were rewarded for their services with lands and/or riches,
B. Taxes were collected from non-Muslimes for them to practice their own religions and receive protection as residents of empire.
C. Christian boys were drafted to be slaves for the sultan; they were trained and educated as soldiers and bureacrats.
D. All non-Shi'a Muslims were forced to convert to Shi'a Islam; this included all Sunni Muslims,

Answer 1

C

Step-by-step explanation:

Christian boys were drafted to be slaves for the sultan; they were trained and educated as soldiers and bureacrats.

Answer 2

Answer: C. Christian boys were drafted to be slaves for the sultan; they were trained and educated as soldiers and bureacrats.

Step-by-step explanation:

The devshirme system has existed since the earliest period of the rise of the Ottoman Empire. These Christian boys received a great education in every sense, and primarily in the military. That elite military formation was called the Janissaries, and they were under the sultan's direct control. Some people have made a lot of progress in their careers with the devshirme system. Thus, Mehmed Pasha Sokolović, who was taken from the Balkans to Constantinople by Devšir, became the Grand Vizier. This is the highest position in the empire after the Sultan.