An example of the Ottoman identification with family values is the “Millet System (Text Pg. 65).” In the Millet System, you follow the laws of the race, and bloodline, that you are born into. Your people, and traditions, would decide your fate if you have committed a crime. While this is more closely related to ethnicity and race, it does show how the Ottoman’s respected bloodlines.
The Janissary Corps is another example of the Ottomans respect for bloodlines. The Janissaries were Christian boys who were drafted in a “blood tax” from Christian territories in the Ottoman Empire (Text Pg. 65). These boys had no rights, but over time could gain a wife and children when granted them by the Sultan.
I believe that the concept of “anachronism” discussed
The Janissary Corps is another example of the Ottomans respect for bloodlines. The Janissaries were Christian boys who were drafted in a “blood tax” from Christian territories in the Ottoman Empire (Text Pg. 65). These boys had no rights, but over time could gain a wife and children when granted them by the Sultan.
I believe that the concept of “anachronism” discussed