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How Did The Ottoman Empire Influence The Byzantine Empire
The Ottoman Empire was one of the most powerful empires during the 15th and 16th centuries. In 1453, the conquest of Constantinople gave the Ottoman Empire control over what had been the Byzantine Empire. The conquering of Constantinople gave the Ottoman’s control of the Balkans. The Ottomans next large conquest was the Arab world. “With the rise of Mehmet II, called “the Conqueror (Fatih) , the Ottomans began a new era of conquest that extended the empire’s rule ... over the lands of the Islamic caliphates in the Middle East and through much of North Africa” (Shaw 55). Mehmet II’s dream was to conquer Constantinople. Selim I rose into power hoping to restore Mehmet II’s policies of conquest, “Selim I came to the throne with an ambition to
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