fill in the black Though the ______________ was located in India, and the _______________________ controlled parts of the Middle East and Eastern Europe, both had similar challenges and strategies for gaining, consolidating, and maintaining ________ . Since the empires ____________ their boundaries by ________________ nearby territory they ruled over __________ __________. For example, the Ottoman Empire included many different ethnic and religious groups including Muslims, Christians, and Jewish people, and the Mughal Empire was mostly made up of Hindus and Muslims. The Ottomans, who were __________ did not require people of other faiths to convert to theirs. Instead, they created _____________ which were religious communities that could set up their own schools and organize their own laws as long as they paid taxes to the empire and were loyal to it. Another way the Ottomans _________ power was through the _____________________, through which the government took the boys of conquered Christian communities, converted them to Islam, and made them work for the state. Some of the boys were part of the ______________, an elite army that helped the Ottomans _____ power through military ____________. The methods used by the Mughals, who were also ______________ (their religious affiliation), varied depending on the ruler. Some, like Akbar the Great, practiced religious tolerance and welcomed Hindus into the government, while rulers like Aurangzeb persecuted groups that did not follow Islam .