In 1453, Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, was captured by which power?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. The Ottoman Empire
- Step 1: In 1453 the army of Sultan Mehmed II besieged and took Constantinople. Step 2. The city became the capital of the Ottoman Empire, and the date is often used to mark the end of the Middle Ages. Answer: The Ottoman Empire. Why not the others: The Mongols reached Eastern Europe in the 13th century but never took Constantinople, Venice took part in the sack of 1204 during the Fourth Crusade, not the conquest of 1453, and the Holy Roman Empire was a Christian state in central Europe that never captured the city.
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