Question

The great trading centre _________ was captured by Ottoman Turks in 1453A.D. a) Afghanistan b) Constantinople c) Baluchistan 1) Choose the correctanswer.

Answer 1

c.....................

Answer 2

The great trading centre Constantinople.

Explanation:

It was the capital of Byzantine empire and ottoman Turks were protesting byzantine empire for over hundred years and the pressure from there ottoman Turks made Byzantine empire to surrender.

Constantinople was the famous trading center which was captured after fifty five days of siege. The main cause of the fall of Byzantine Empire was the persistent internal political wars that occurred within the empire. Incessant struggles caused the fall of Constantinople.  

Sultan Mehmed II was the youngest ruler of Ottoman Turks who defeated Constantinople and the dwindling Byzantine Empire came to an end.