Question

Summarize why Judith Herrin believes the fall of Constantinople was a turning point for Western history.(1 point)
Scholars fled with knowledge that sparked the Renaissance in Europe...
It led to the voyages of discovery by Columbus because trade was blocked.
It meant that cannons would not work for sieges in the future.
It marked the beginning of the Third Rome in Europe.

Answer 1

Judith Herrin believes that the fall of Constantinople was a turning point for Western history because scholars fled with knowledge that sparked the Renaissance in Europe.