The fall of the eastern Roman Empire gave rise to the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantine Empire was created in 330 CE. At one point the Empire covered most of Europe and northern Africa. Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine Empire and the only city that was left of the empire. Constantinople was a strong hold for Christianity in the Middle East and it was also the main trade out post connecting the Europe to India and China. In order to trade with Asia the Europeans had to travel through Constantinople. They had reasonable taxes and allowed the Europeans safe travels through their ports. Constantinople was located in modern day Istanbul. In order to protect the city there was a wall surrounding the city and withheld numerous
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By 1453 the Ottomans had conquered all of the Byzantine Empire except Constantinople. In April of 1453 the Ottomans scaled the walls of Constantinople and over through what was left of the Byzantine Empire. After the fall of Constantinople the Ottomans created the capital city, Istanbul, in its place. Different from Constantinople the Ottoman was Empire that had strong ties to the Islamic Faith. They represented their faith in the ways that they governed. The Emperor was called a sultan and the empire was consisted of Sunni Muslims. Their army consisted of Janissaries and all Janissaries had to be Muslim and they could not marry or own land. Once the Janissaries were allowed to marry and own land the military became conservative. Along with a conservative military, a shift in the economy and weak sultans led to the decline of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans brought many thing to Europe that were not popular before the rise of the Ottoman Empire. One of the main things that the Ottomans brought to the world or made popular in the world was coffee. Coffee came from the territories of the Ottoman Empire in Saudi Arabia and Eastern Africa. It did not become popular in the Ottoman Empire until the 1500s. By the 1600s the trend of drinking coffee had reached Europe and we can see something that was an effect of the fall of Constantinople in our everyday lives. Another entity that arose due to the Ottomans rule in Constantinople is it led to the exploration of trade routes other than those across
By 1453 the Ottomans had conquered all of the Byzantine Empire except Constantinople. In April of 1453 the Ottomans scaled the walls of Constantinople and over through what was left of the Byzantine Empire. After the fall of Constantinople the Ottomans created the capital city, Istanbul, in its place. Different from Constantinople the Ottoman was Empire that had strong ties to the Islamic Faith. They represented their faith in the ways that they governed. The Emperor was called a sultan and the empire was consisted of Sunni Muslims. Their army consisted of Janissaries and all Janissaries had to be Muslim and they could not marry or own land. Once the Janissaries were allowed to marry and own land the military became conservative. Along with a conservative military, a shift in the economy and weak sultans led to the decline of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans brought many thing to Europe that were not popular before the rise of the Ottoman Empire. One of the main things that the Ottomans brought to the world or made popular in the world was coffee. Coffee came from the territories of the Ottoman Empire in Saudi Arabia and Eastern Africa. It did not become popular in the Ottoman Empire until the 1500s. By the 1600s the trend of drinking coffee had reached Europe and we can see something that was an effect of the fall of Constantinople in our everyday lives. Another entity that arose due to the Ottomans rule in Constantinople is it led to the exploration of trade routes other than those across