Which of the following statements best describes the Ottoman Empire in the early modern period?
a. Ottoman sultans were Christian and Jewish as well as Muslim
b. the vast majority of the Ottoman Empire's population was Muslim
c. Ottoman sultans were protects of Islam's holy places and took seriously their role as chief defenders of the faith
d. the Ottoman Empire practiced a conscious policy of religious accommodation that gave full civil rights to religious minorities
Answer: c. Ottoman sultans were protects of Islam's holy places and took seriously their role as chief defenders of the faith
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