HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The center of the Byzantine Empire was the city of ____
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Sparta
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Rome
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Constantinople
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France
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Constantinople stood as the seat of the Byzantine Empire for the next 1, 100 years, enduring periods of great fortune and horrific sieges, until being overrun by Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire in 1453.
Detailed explanation-2: -Following the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the late 5th century, Constantinople remained the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire (also known as the Byzantine Empire; 330–1204 and 1261–1453), the Latin Empire (1204–1261), and the Ottoman Empire (1453–1922).
Detailed explanation-3: -Constantinople was an ideal location as it became a unique center for trade due to its geographic location, being surrounded on three sides by water.
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