This is a mastery test? Sorry can't help, It is against the rules...:(
<span>The Islamic Empire spread across parts of Africa, Europe, and Asia. The empire was very powerful, and also very warlike.</span>
Answer: The devshirme system began in the late 14th century. Christian boys were recruited by force to serve the Ottoman government. The boys were generally taken from the Balkan provinces, converted to Islam, and then passed through a series of examinations to determine their intelligence and capabilities.
Explanation:
The Silk Road was the easiest way for people to trade supplies but over the years people started to taxes everything in the silk road to the point no one wanted to do any trading there
Answer: Letter E. We do not want to mess up something sacred to ones culture.