The effective military and bureaucratic structures of the previous century came under strain during a protracted period of misrule by weak Sultans. The Ottomans gradually fell behind the Europeans in military technology as the innovation that fed the Empire's forceful expansion became stifled by growing religious and intellectual conservatism. But in spite of these difficulties, the Empire remained a major expansionist power until the Battle of Vienna in 1683, which marked the end of Ottoman expansion into Europe. COUNT 5
QSN1 Poor rule by what class of people strained the empire? ANS1 Sultans QSN2 Europeans gained on the Ottoman empire in what type of technology?  ANS2 military technology QSN3 What types of conservative beliefs slowed the expansion of the empire? ANS3 religious and intellectual QSN4 What battle took place in 1683? ANS4 Battle of Vienna QSN5 The empire ceased its expansion into what area after a battle in 1683? ANS5 Europe