Next, imagine that you are a Serbian-born Janissary named Dragomir Magdalec living in Istanbul around the year 1600. Returning t
o the barracks after a day's training, you get into a conversation with your comrade, a Hungarian named Istvan Lazlofi, about current events and how they relate to your lives as soldiers. Complete the following dialogue by selecting the correct answers from the dropdown menus.
YOU: That was some good sparring today. I feel like I could take on the entire Holy Roman Empire all by myself. But you know, I've been thinking about more than fighting lately.
ISTVAN: What do you mean?
YOU: Well, the sultan has been _____ the number of Turkish cavalry in the military. That means he's more dependent on us as a fighting force, which means we have leverage to try to get some of those reforms we've been asking for. You know, we can start to do things that have been prohibited against us.
ISTVAN: Oh, you mean like _____ ?
YOU: Well yes, but I was thinking about something more tangible. I'd like to get involved in ______. This crop from the Western Hemisphere,______ , is becoming so very popular here, and I think there is a lot of money to be made in supplying it.
ISTVAN: Ah yes, we can convince the sultan that this will ______ .
YOU: Naturally! That's the idea. Now, let's go get something to eat.
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YOU: That was some good sparring today. I feel like I could take on the entire Holy Roman Empire all by myself. But you know, I've been thinking about more than fighting lately.
ISTVAN: What do you mean?
YOU: Well, the sultan has been _____ the number of Turkish cavalry in the military. That means he's more dependent on us as a fighting force, which means we have leverage to try to get some of those reforms we've been asking for. You know, we can start to do things that have been prohibited against us.
ISTVAN: Oh, you mean like _____ ?
YOU: Well yes, but I was thinking about something more tangible. I'd like to get involved in ______. This crop from the Western Hemisphere,______ , is becoming so very popular here, and I think there is a lot of money to be made in supplying it.
ISTVAN: Ah yes, we can convince the sultan that this will ______ .
YOU: Naturally! That's the idea. Now, let's go get something to eat.
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