The devshirme system involved
A)taking Christian children from the Balkans for Ottoman government and military service.
B)the forced conversion of Islamic children for military service.
C)the strict segregation of children of different genders.
D)female infanticide.
E)child agricultural labor.

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The devshirme system was a practice by the Ottoman Empire where Christian boys from the Balkans were taken from their families, converted to Islam, and trained for service in the Ottoman government or military, particularly for the elite Janissary corps.

The Devshirme System Involved