Multiple choice

The tribute of boy children that the Ottoman Turks levied on Christians; boys serve in army

  1. soldier tax

  2. cortes

  3. devshirme

  4. yasak

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C Correct answer
Explanation

The devshirme was an Ottoman practice of recruiting Christian boys from the Balkans to serve the empire as soldiers or bureaucrats. Other terms like yasak or cortes refer to different historical or legal concepts.