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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 plan
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It provided the Ottomans with a strategic capital and control over key trade routes.
Briefly: The 1453 conquest of Constantinople gave Mehmed II a wealthy, well-fortified capital on the Bosporus, control of the gateway between the Black Sea and Mediterranean, increased revenues from trade, and the prestige to consolidate and expand Ottoman rule into southeastern Europe and the eastern Mediterranean. The other statements are incorrect.
Briefly: The 1453 conquest of Constantinople gave Mehmed II a wealthy, well-fortified capital on the Bosporus, control of the gateway between the Black Sea and Mediterranean, increased revenues from trade, and the prestige to consolidate and expand Ottoman rule into southeastern Europe and the eastern Mediterranean. The other statements are incorrect.
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