29 mai 1453 - The fall of Constantinople and the spread of islam
Description:
The fall of Constantanople began on May 29th, 1453. The Ottomans attacked Constantanople for 55 days until eventually taking it over and ganing control of the powerful trading city. This led to the spread of islam throughout Europe. They took over Constantanople because it was the biggest most powerful trading city. The location of Constantanople also drew the Ottomans to their conquest as it would put them in control in the middle of 3 Continents.This led to the emergence and spread of islam through Europe. Since the islams took overthe main trading route for the christians, it pushed them to find a new trading routes on the Atlantic ocean.Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
29 mai 1453
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 572 ans