Which of the Following Statements Concerning the Ottoman Empire Is

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements concerning the Ottoman Empire is most accurate?

A) Turkish rulers did not promote maritime trade as vigorously as had the Arabs.
B) Scientific and philosophical investigations reached the level of innovation that they had enjoyed under the Abbasids.
C) The Turks refused to patronize the traditional Persian artists and craftsmen who had dominated the later Abbasid court.
D) The Ottomans were more interested in cultural patronage than in military organization.