Answer:
A. Mesopotamia was part of the Ottoman Empire.
Explanation:
Here is why B, C, or D are incorrect:
- The Safavid Empire was located in present day Iran and Azerbaijan. If anyone knows basic geography and the location of the Ottoman Empire, they would know that the Ottomans were West of the Safavid Empire.
- Ottoman never reached Spain or Portugal. The Ottomans and Portugal were Trade partners and competed for trade however, Ottomans never had the navy or army to go up against the modern Europeans.
- Ottomans tried to reach Italy through heading north to Venice and moving down the peninsula to take Rome but they were stopped at Vienna. "But, would if they used ships to go from Albania to Italy?" Yeah no, the Ottoman navy was crushed at Patras and even if they had the navy to reach that land, they couldn't go up against the previously mentioned modern European armies.
Final Answer would be A. Ottomans controlled Mesopotamia (Mesopotamia is Iraq and Kuwait)
Hope this helped.
-Greg
