THE FALL OF

CONSTANTINOPL
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Geopolitical aspects
Stereciu Ioana-Alexia (RISE 2)
 Brief Historical Context
The Ottoman Empire's Sultan Mehmed II conquered Constantinople in 1453. The Ottomans overcame
Constantinople's historic land wall after besieging the city for 55 days, bringing the fading Byzantine Empire to an
end.
Why was Constantinople so important
geographically?
 The Defence

The land and walls of

Constantinople
Otoman Strategy
Economic Impact Of The Fall Of
Constantinople

Trade Routes prior to the Fall of Constantinople

Why was the fall of Constantinople a
turning point in history?

• The Fall of Constantinople Created a Power

Vacuum
• Fall of Constantinople Prompts the World’s
Political Map to Be Redrawn
 Bibliography
Britannica
The Siege and the Fall of
Constantinople in 1453:
Historiography, Topography ( Marios Philippides, Walter K.)
Hanak
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