Throughout the sixteenth century,the principal religious conflicts in the Ottoman empire came from disagreements with:
A) the Latin Christians of western Europe.
B) Greek Orthodox Christians who were bitter about the sack of Constantinople.
C) Sunni Muslims within the Ottoman empire.
D) Shiite Muslims from within the Ottoman empire.
E) Shiite Muslims in neighboring Persia.

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The principal religious conflicts in the Ottoman empire during the sixteenth century came from disagreements with Shiite Muslims in neighboring Persia. This conflict was known as the Ottoman-Safavid War and lasted from 1534 to 1555. It was a rivalry between the Sunni Ottomans and the Shiite Safavids, who ruled Persia. It was also a conflict over territory, with both empires seeking to expand their borders.

Throughout the Sixteenth Century,the Principal Religious Conflicts in the Ottoman