Select the answer choice from the drop-down list to complete the sentence correctly.

Question

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• is the main event that
made it necessary for the European countries to find sea routes to Asia.

Answer 1

The answer choice that fits best in the blank is "The Fall of Constantinople."

So the complete sentence would read: "The Fall of Constantinople is the main event that made it necessary for the European countries to find sea routes to Asia."

Answer 2

Options:
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The Mongol conquest of much of Asia
The Ottoman conquest of
Constantinople
The founding of Prince Henry's school of navigation
The Second Crusade in the Middle East

Answer 3

The correct answer to complete the sentence is:

The Ottoman conquest of Constantinople.

So the complete sentence would read: "The Ottoman conquest of Constantinople is the main event that made it necessary for the European countries to find sea routes to Asia."