The type of warfare described in the passage most directly helps to explain which of the following sixteenth-century developments?
A. The growing political influence of religious scholars at the Ottoman court
B. The granting of substantial religious and legal autonomy to Christian subjects in the Ottoman Empire
C. The intensification of political rivalries between the Ottoman Empire and neighboring states in Europe and the Middle East
D. The decline of the importance of the Janissaries in the Ottoman army

C. The intensification of political rivalries between the Ottoman Empire and neighboring states in Europe and the Middle East.

Explanation: The ottoman empire was a famous empire emanating from Turkish trybes which was referred to as minor Asia during the 15th to 16thcenturies, the empire grew and expanded into countries like Macedonia, Egypt,Seria, Greece etc. The empire lasted for up to 600years (1300-1922) and ended up in the year 1922. The ottoman empire is also famous for the production of the medical tools which are presently in use like the forceps,scalpels etc.