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How Did The Influence Of The Fall Of Constantinople?

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On 29th May 1453, Ottoman forces rushed through Constantinople (Byzantium), the Christian capital of Rome/Byzantine, attempting to overcome the Byzantine Empire and extend their regime. Whilst a previous attempt between 1390 and 1402 lead to the Battle of Ankara, in which the Ottomans were defeated, and other attempts in 1411 and 1422 were unsuccessful, the Turks overcame the empire, killing the Greek emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos. The Ottoman Empire, a Turkish Empire, reigning 1299-1923, caused the fall of Constantinople, resulting in significant consequences that have heavily influenced the development of our local society as well as on a global scale. As a result of the fall of Constantinople, the Ottoman Empire could expand and spread the Islam religion, the Renaissance period occurred, and there was a noteworthy effect on the city itself.

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Originally under the reign of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople was primarily a Greek population, meaning that when the Ottomans overcame the Empire, an influx of Greek scholars, artists and scientists immigrated to Italy. Sharing their knowledge of their own Greek civilization, these scholars largely influenced the beginning of the Renaissance. This view is supported by French historian Voltaire, who in “The Age of Louis XIV”, states that it was the Italian princes who offered asylum to Greek refugees, which constituted the starting point of the renaissance. The Renaissance was a period from the 14th to 17th Century that is considered the bridge between the Middle Ages and Modern History. The period influenced literature, philosophy, art, music, politics, science and other aspects of intellectual inquiry throughout the world. Two well-known Renaissance scholars are Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo. Hence, the fall of Constantinople greatly influenced the occurrence of the

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