HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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Question
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It was completely surrounded by land
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It was hit hard by Justinian’s Plague
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It lost every battle it ever fought
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It was a key port/trade city located between three continents
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Detailed explanation-1: -Constantinople was a prime hub in a trading network that at various times extended across nearly all of Eurasia and North Africa. Some scholars argue that, up until the arrival of the Arabs in the 7th century, the Eastern Roman Empire had the most powerful economy in the world.
Detailed explanation-2: -The bigger cities had thriving cosmopolitan markets, and Constantinople became one of the largest trading hubs in the world where shoppers could stroll down covered streets and pick up anything from Bulgarian linen to Arabian perfumes.
Detailed explanation-3: -The city was located on the Bosporus Strait between the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. Constantinople lay at the crossroads of important trade routes linking Europe and Asia. As a result, Constantinople was the most important city for trade for hundreds of years.