Question

What was the Byzantine Empire reduced to by the time of the Ottoman rise?


What was the Byzantine Empire reduced to by the time of the Ottoman rise?


A powerful military state


A vast empire


A city-state surrounding Constantinople


A thriving economic hub

Answer 1

By the time of the Ottoman rise, the Byzantine Empire was reduced to **a city-state surrounding Constantinople**. By the late 14th and early 15th centuries, the empire had lost much of its territory and influence, primarily due to the expansion of the Ottoman Turks and internal strife, leaving it largely centered around the city of Constantinople and a few nearby areas.