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What was the "Ottoman Decline Thesis", and why has it been largely discarded by historians? Did the empire actually begin a steady decline after 1600?

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If you were asked to list the most iconic animals on the African continent, you would mention zebras, lions, hippos, giraffes, hyenas, etc. If you asked the average European citizen in the 17th century the same question for European wildlife, what animals might they come up with?

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What was the system of French local administration like before the establishment of the prefect system by Napoleon in 1800? How did people react to this change?

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What was the "Ottoman Decline Thesis", and why has it been largely discarded by historians? Did the empire actually begin a steady decline after 1600?	173
If you were asked to list the most iconic animals on the African continent, you would mention zebras, lions, hippos, giraffes, hyenas, etc. If you asked the average European citizen in the 17th century the same question for European wildlife, what animals might they come up with?	14
What was the system of French local administration like before the establishment of the prefect system by Napoleon in 1800? How did people react to this change?	1