Ottoman expansion relied heavily on the development of the Janissaries, a specialized military unit made up of Christian boys who were converted to Islam and trained to be elite soldiers. The Ottomans also developed new artillery weapons and tactics that allowed them to successfully conquer new territory.

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Ottoman Expansion

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Ottoman expansion

A) was achieved without any change in military organization or technology between 1400-1700.
B) relied heavily on the development of the Janissaries and new artillery weapons and tactics in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
C) absorbed Persia and Samarkand during the 1570s.
D) seized Ukraine during the late 1600s, but it was lost again in the early 1700s.
E) saw the use of slaves as conscript soldiers.

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