Sea‚ and to the west and south‚ they had access to the Mediterranean Sea as well‚ and its trade routes. By the year 1453‚ the Ottoman Empire had conquered almost the entire Anatolian peninsula‚ and had moved their efforts to the west and had pushed as far as the Balkans under the Murad‚ Bayazid I‚ and Mehmet II. Mehmet was famous for capturing the Byzantine capital Constantinople‚ which was thought to be impossible to breach‚ even with the size of the army Mehmet II had. But‚ the Ottomans were extremely
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believed in‚ it meant that the Earth was the center of the universe. But humanists believed in the Heliocentric theory which put the Sun in the center of the universe other than the Earth. Britannica Encyclopedia expresses that “The fall of Constantinople in 1453 provided humanism with a major boost‚ for many eastern scholars fled to Italy‚ bringing with them important books and manuscripts and a tradition of Greek”. During this era printing was invented‚ which brought more opportunities for humanists
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The Age of Exploration was a time period from the 15th century to the 18th century in which Europeans embarked on extensive overseas expeditions. European nations‚ such as Portugal‚ Spain‚ England‚ and the Netherlands‚ participated heavily in global trade and set up many trade routes and colonies. Many people would say that the Europeans’ only reason for exploration was to spread Christianity‚ obtain gold‚ and gain glory through their conquests and acquisition of lands. Some people might also say
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476 CE Rome began a steady decline to its collapse. Some historians disagree with this and have other theories. One of the other theories is that the Roman Empire did not collapse as the Eastern Empire did not collapse until “Fall of Rome at Constantinople in 1453.” The base of this theory is that the Eastern Empire became the Byzantium Empire‚ however it was no longer the Roman Empire as there were no longer any Roman Emperors. Another theory by Peter Wells is “The Roman Empire “fell” only in the
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beginning to 330 c.e.‚ with foundation of Constantinople 3. Roman Empire formally divided into eastern and western halves in late fourth century C.E. 4. western empire collapsed in fifth century; eastern half survived another 1‚000 years 5. eastern empire contained ancient civilizations: Egypt ‚ Greece ‚ Syria ‚ and Anatolia 6. Byzantine advantages over western empire a. wealthier and more urbanized b. more defensible capital ( Constantinople ) c. shorter frontier d
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The Renaissance began after the fall of Constantinople in 1453. This event would be one of the first to mark off the beginning of a new revolution in Europe‚ affecting the future world tremendously. The humanist movement of the European Renaissance the Protestant Reformation transformed Western Culture by developing a successful printing press‚ revoking traditional methods and ideas‚ and strengthening forces through intellectual reforms. The upheavals of the Catholic and Protestant reformations
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BYZANTIUM and ISLAM I) Byzantium and Post Roman World A) Western European Civilization (weak and fragmented) B) Islamic World (wealthiest and largest) C) Byzantine Empire (NW Med and successor to Rome) II) The Latin Phase‚ 325-610 A) Diocletian ( r. 285-305) -creates Eastern and Western Roman Empires ruled by autocrats -trying to end civil war and contested dynastic claims B) Constantine ( r. 306-337) C) Justinian ( r. 527-565) -520s/530s after massive earthquake Justinian
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Chapter 15 Definition Demographics: The study of human population in quantitative terms‚ usually considered a sub-field of sociology. It consider such data as birth rate and death rate‚ fertility and morbidity‚ and immigration and emigration‚ among may others New Europe: The lands explored‚ conquered‚ and settled by Europeans‚ who brought with them European institutions and way of life‚ such as North / South America‚ Australia‚ New Zealand‚ and South Africa Price Revolution: The massive inflation
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The Formation of the Ottoman Empire The formation of the Ottoman Empire started about the beginning of the fourteenth century. The first land controlled by the Ottoman Empire was the Anatolian peninsula. The Ottoman Empire would become on of the most successful states because of a variety of reasons including the fall of the Byzantium Empire‚ military tactic‚ and more to be addressed. This combination of reasons was required for the Ottoman Empire to become so powerful. The beginning of
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the West Roman Empire abdicated in favor of the Emperor of the East Roman Emperor‚ but it is also referred to as the date of the "fall of Rome." From the 5th century East Roman Empire would lasted nearly another thousand years‚ and finally fell in 1453. bringing rise to the Byzantine Empire. But the important thing is that the middle ages began with the collapse of the authority government of the West Roman Empire. The Medieval period would see several new Western art emerge‚ art such as the Nomadic
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