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      Closure of the Silk Road

      • ► The fall of Constantinople led to the closure of the Silk Road, as well as one of the strategic routes to the East. It marked the beginning of the Age of Discovery, and the end of the Middle Ages. It also contributed to the discovery of the New World by John Cabot.
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  2. The fall of Constantinople relates to the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire by the Ottoman Turks. The battle lasted from April 6 to May 29, 1453. This post recounts the causes which led to the war, as well as the effects on the rest of the European countries.

  3. Mar 27, 2012 · In fact the defenders in 1453 used a traditional linear defense, as was almost always the case in medieval siege warfare, and because there were not enough men for both the inner and outer land walls, they were forced to abandon the layered linear defense that the land walls were originally intended to provide and position themselves solely alon...

  4. Dec 31, 2020 · Constantinople stood against sieges and attacks for many centuries, until finally new technology—the big cannons of the Ottoman Empire —brought down the Byzantine Empire’s capital. The fall of Constantinople in May 1453 was the end of an age for much of Europe and the Near East.

  5. Taking place on May 29, 1453, this turning point in European history marked the final conquest of the Eastern Roman or Byzantine Empire by the Ottoman Turkish Empire, a domain that covered territory in southeastern Europe, Asia Minor, the Middle East, and North Africa.

  6. No problems. Join us as we delve into one of history's most significant sieges—the Conquest of Constantinople in 1453. This detailed video examines how the Ottoman forces...

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  7. The fall of Constantinople dealt a major blow to the spread of Christianity. Mehmet renamed the city Islambol (lots of Islam) and The Hagia Sophia (the greatest church in the city) was turned...

  8. Description. Contents. Resources. Courses. About the Authors. This classic account shows how the fall of Constantinople in May 1453, after a siege of several weeks, came as a bitter shock to Western Christendom. The city's plight had been neglected and negligible help was sent in this crisis.