Devshirme: Ottoman system of recruiting Christian boys for conversion, education, and service as janissaries or administrators.
How to apply it: Use devshirme to illustrate Ottoman strategies for building a loyal, meritocratic bureaucratic and military elite.
Course: AP World History · Unit: Land-Based Empires
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