Which of the Following Best Describes the Consequence of the Fall

question 51

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the consequence of the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1453?

• A)economic contraction for the Italian city-states because of the disruption of Mediterranean trade
• B)increased warfare between the Latin West and the Ottoman Turks because the military barrier Byzantium had provided now disappeared
• C)exodus of Byzantine scholars to the West
• D)symbolic and psychological shock
• E)a significant interruption of East-West trade

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