What steps they took were getting together, and protesting little things with one-another about the unfairness of how they are being treated. Alawys the first thing ANYBODY did to get equal rights was first getting together with people who felt the same way. :-)
Belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism. Have a good day.
Answer:
The strong Ottoman military and Navy made conquest much easier. Economically, the Ottoman Empire flourished because of its control on the land trade between Europe and Asia. When Sultan Selim I was in control of the Ottoman Empire, he conquered parts of Persia and Egypt.
