I am refering to medieval Europe with my first sentence. I am seprately refering to post-feudal history in my statement about the Ottomans. I should have made that more clear.
Turkish rulers would frequently allow followers of different religions (re: Christianity, Judaism) to practice their faiths while retaining citizenship (albeit minimal). This does drastically differ from European practices at the time, which were much more aggressive. Also, women were little more than property in Europe as well, but where Europe has moderated through history, the Middle East has not.
Note that I said they were more advanced, not advanced.
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