- 1. When did the Ottomans take Constantinople?
A) 1325
B) 1453
C) 1600
D) 1520
- 2. Which Ottoman Sultan conquered Constantinople?
A) Mehmed II
B) Osman I
C) Murad I
D) Suleiman the Magnificent
- 3. The fall of Constantinople marked the end of which empire?
A) Byzantine Empire
B) Roman Empire
C) Persian Empire
D) Ottoman Empire
- 4. What was the name of the last Byzantine Emperor who died defending Constantinople?
A) Justinian I
B) Constantine XI
C) Theodosius II
D) Alexander VII
- 5. After the fall of Constantinople, what was the city renamed to?
A) Nicaea
B) Nova Roma
C) Byzantion
D) Istanbul
- 6. The fall of Constantinople had a significant impact on the trade routes to which continent?
A) Asia
B) Africa
C) Australia
D) Europe
- 7. What was the strategic significance of Constantinople for the Byzantine Empire?
A) Military training center
B) Control over trade routes
C) Religious pilgrimage site
D) Agricultural heartland
- 8. Which emperor commissioned the construction of the Theodosian Walls to protect Constantinople?
A) Basil II
B) Constantine XI
C) Theodosius II
D) Justinian I
- 9. Which famous Ottoman architect supervised the construction of mosques in Constantinople after its conquest?
A) Sedefkar Mehmed Agha
B) Mimar Kemaleddin
C) Mimar Hayreddin
D) Mimar Sinan
- 10. During the siege, what tactic did the Ottomans use to move their ships overland to bypass the chain blocking the harbor?
A) Hot air balloons
B) Greased logs
C) Tunnels
D) Floating pontoons
- 11. Which ancient historian foresaw the fall of Constantinople due to its weakening defenses?
A) Thucydides
B) Plutarch
C) Herodotus
D) Procopius
- 12. What was the primary language of administration in Constantinople during the Byzantine Empire?
A) Latin
B) Arabic
C) Greek
D) Turkish
- 13. Which group of Christian converts to Islam played a key role in the Ottoman victory during the siege of Constantinople?
A) Janissaries
B) Varangians
C) Mamluks
D) Sipahis
- 14. What famous ancient structure in Constantinople was converted into a mosque after the Ottoman conquest?
A) Pantheon
B) Hagia Sophia
C) The Parthenon
D) Colosseum
- 15. Which European power failed to provide adequate military support to the Byzantines during the siege of Constantinople in 1453?
A) France
B) Venice
C) Spain
D) Genoa
- 16. What event is often considered the conclusion of the Middle Ages with the fall of Constantinople?
A) Renaissance
B) Industrial Revolution
C) Age of Discovery
D) Protestant Reformation
- 17. Which Christian religious relic was believed to have been moved from Constantinople after the city's conquest by the Ottomans?
A) Holy Grail
B) Shroud of Turin
C) Ark of the Covenant
D) Spear of Destiny
- 18. Which famous Italian explorer and merchant witnessed the fall of Constantinople in 1453?
A) Amerigo Vespucci
B) Niccolò da Conti
C) Christopher Columbus
D) Marco Polo
- 19. In the aftermath of the fall of Constantinople, which European power sponsored expeditions to find new trading routes to Asia?
A) Denmark
B) Portugal
C) Poland
D) England
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