World History and Civilizations
Fall of Constantinople is best defined as which of the following?
- A. The 1453 conquest of the Byzantine capital by the Ottoman Turks, marking the end of the Byzantine Empire ✓
- B. A large ancient amphitheater in Rome used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles
- C. A Mesoamerican empire centered in the Valley of Mexico, with its capital at Tenochtitlan, conquered by Spanish forces in the sixteenth century
- D. The late eighteenth-century period of radical political and social upheaval in France that ended the monarchy
Correct answer
A. The 1453 conquest of the Byzantine capital by the Ottoman Turks, marking the end of the Byzantine Empire
Explanation
'Fall of Constantinople' refers to the 1453 conquest of the Byzantine capital by the Ottoman Turks, marking the end of the Byzantine Empire.