Question

People of non-Muslim religions within the Ottoman Empire were _______.

• A. Allowed to practice their religion but had restricted political rights
• B. Forcibly convened to Islam through continue persecution
• C. Driven into neighboring lands to free ups for Muslim expansion
• D. Permitted to practice their religions on an equal basis with Muslims
• E. Granted religious freedom if they served in military on Mamluks

Answer 1

The correct option is A Allowed to practice their religion but had restricted political rights

Under the Ottoman Empire, non-Muslims were (A) permitted to practice, but had lesser political rights: for instance, they were subject to special taxes. Non-Muslims were not (B) persecuted into conversion-the empire maintained large Christian and Jewish populations throughout its existence- but they were also not (D) permitted total equality regardless of religion. There was no plan to (C) forcibly remove non-Muslims for expansion purposes-the Armenian genocide was not primarily a land grab-nor were non-Muslims permitted religious equality as a result of military service (E) ; Mamluks were actually kidnapped non-Muslims, usually from outside the empire proper, raised as soldiers with loyalty only to the Sultan, and usually wound up converting to Islam because of their removal from their original faiths and large exposure to Islam.