Question 4 of 10 Which factor played a major role in the decline of the Ottoman Empire?
A. Ottoman sultans spent the empire's resources on luxurious
palaces and temples.
B. Christian Janissaries launched an uprising against Muslim
Ottoman leaders.
C. European countries began finding trade routes to Asia that
avoided Ottoman territory.
D. Muslim leaders began to fiercely persecute non-Muslims living in
the Ottoman Empire.