Question
Cities that surrendered to the Ottomans without a fight were often exempt from providing the children who became these soldiers. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these elite soldiers originally recruited through the devşirme (“dev-SHEER-may”) system.
ANSWER: janissaries
[10m] A janissary charge was key in the Ottoman victory at this 1526 battle. Louis II was killed at this battle, which resulted in the Ottomans gaining control over much of the former Kingdom of Hungary.
ANSWER: Battle of Mohács (“MO-hotch”)
[10h] A group of janissaries known as Dahije massacred over 70 nobles in this modern-day country as part of the Slaughter of the Knezes. A peasant from this country launched a revolt against the Ottomans on Palm Sunday in 1815 and was eventually elected as Prince Miloš I.
ANSWER: Serbia [or Republic of Serbia]
<Michael Bentley, History - World - Middle Eastern> ~19033~ <Editor: Jordan Brownstein>
Summary
| 2023 PACE NSC | 06/10/2023 | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
Data
| Dunbar | Chattahoochee A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Lake Highland | Maggie Walker C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |