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How did the fall of Constantinople contribute to the rise of the Ottoman Empire?
It caused the Ottoman Empire to lose its influence in Europe.
It led to the decline of trade in the Mediterranean region.
It provided the Ottomans with a strategic capital and control over key trade routes.
It forced the Ottomans to abandon their expansion plans.
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It provided the Ottomans with a strategic capital and control over key trade routes.
Fall of Constantinople in 1453 (under Mehmed II) gave the Ottomans a fortified, centrally located capital (Istanbul) on the Bosporus, securing control of Black Sea–Mediterranean trade routes, increasing wealth, strategic power, and legitimacy for further expansion.
Fall of Constantinople in 1453 (under Mehmed II) gave the Ottomans a fortified, centrally located capital (Istanbul) on the Bosporus, securing control of Black Sea–Mediterranean trade routes, increasing wealth, strategic power, and legitimacy for further expansion.
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