Empires Debate!

For a long time, many considered the Ottoman Empire to be the mightiest. They conquered anyone and everyone that stood in their way until the 1700s when they were out-modernized by Europe. Also, they were not repressive to outsiders in which countries they annexed. Ohh, the Ottomans also had a small army consisting of a few thousand European orphans who were taught to be fierce warriors. These fighters would literally tear peoples' jugulars and were very uncivilized. They are considered the fiercest warriors ever.