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The Siege of Constantinople - Coggle Diagram
The Siege of Constantinople
short term effects
the fall of the city, the end of the Byzantine Empire
the expanding of the Ottoman empire
prompted Western Europeans to seek new trade routes to Asia, indirectly leading to the Age of Exploration.
the middle ages
a period of darkness between the brilliance of the Antiquity and the Rebirth of Ancient thoughts in the 15-16th centuries
the church
the last roman emperor gave a document that gave permission to the church to rule the document was a forgery
Pope had religious and political power
purgatory
people had to indulgences in order to spend less time there
not in the bibile
people were afraid from the wrath of god
they thought he was the cause of the black death
also climate
the Ottoman Empire
rapid advances
Expanding towards the Byzantine empire
Conquers Constantinople
Conqueror of the Balkans
Long term consequences
examples
Silk road (beginning of great exploration)
Greek scholars
Beginning of Renaissance and Reformation