Multiple choice

In the early 1700s, the Ottomans instituted the following reforms

  1. went on a "gold standard" to stimulate trust in their paper money

  2. cut the janissary rolls by half

  3. enlisted Anatolian farmers into the military

  4. sold life-time tax farms (life leases) to wealthy courtiers, officers, and administrators

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Correct answer is option (2).