Why were caravanserai evidence of Ottoman achievements in global trade? A) Caravanserai were used as letters of credit to transfer money long distances.
B) Caravanserai assured the safety of traveling merchants and envoys.
C) The Ottomans used caravanserai as checkpoints to collect taxes from travelers. D) The Ottomans developed caravanserai as a way to gather intelligence on neighboring kingdoms.

Why did the nomadic Turks who lived in eastern Anatolia often hire themselves out as mercenaries to other Muslim kingdoms?
A) The only way for them to make money was to become mercenaries,
B) They were surrounded by enemies, and had to fight to defend their homelands.
C) They were fierce warriors who viewed themselves as ghazis.
D) They needed a reason to attack the Byzantines.

How did Suleyman create his elite military force, the Janissaries, to serve as his personal bodyguards?
A) He conducted extensive testing and inspection of his military forces for the best fighters.
B) He created special schools to train the sons of high Ottoman officials.
C) He hired mercenaries from nomadic Turkish groups to serve as his bodyguards.
D) He took boys from conquered Christian territories, converted them to Islam and trained them as soldiers.​