29 mayo 1453 año - Ottoman Conquest of Constantinople

Descripción:

The Ottoman conquest of Constantinople, which was renamed Istanbul, cut off easy European access to eastern trade routes such as the Silk Road. As a result, the European economy gradually shifted from a Mediterranean focus to the Atlantic, and states such as Portugal and Spain began colonizing both African and American territories. Mediterranean states such as Venice entered a slow decline, and both economic and military strength in Europe shfited from the Mediterranean to atlantic powers.