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Exercise
Learning pathways LEVEL1 1, 2, 4
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REMEMBER AND UNDERSTAND 1. State why Constantinople was so important to the Byzantines. Select all that apply. A. It held strategic importance in the region. B. It was at its social and economic peak. C. It was a symbol of Christianity in Eastern Europe. D. It had been controlled by the Byzantines for nearly thirteen centuries. 2. State how Sultan Mehmet II tried to tempt Constantine XI into surrendering. Select all that apply. A. Mehmet II offered ships for Constantine XI to leave in. B. Mehmet II offered freedom of religion. C. Mehmet II offered Constantine XI territory in Greece. D. Mehmet II offered his own capital of Edirne. 3. Examine the attack on Constantinople. a. Identify the Ottoman army’s main weapon against the walls of Constantinople. b. Explain how this technology made its way into Ottoman hands. 4. Determine whether the following statements are True or False. a. Sultan Mehmet II was not tolerant of other religions. b. Gunpowder and the cannon were originally from China and brought to the Ottoman Empire by the Mongols. c. The famed walls of Constantinople were first constructed by Emperor Theodosius II. 5. Explain how Islamic scholars could have influenced the development of the Renaissance. ANALYSE AND APPLY 6. Carefully read SOURCES4 and 5 . a. Identify the reasons Sultan Mehmet II gave for attacking Constantinople. b. Candarli Halil warned the people of Constantinople that Sultan Mehmet II had quite a different attitude from that of his father, Murad. Explain what this different attitude was. 7. Examine SOURCE6 . a. Construct a timeline covering the period from August 1452 to May 1453 that shows the major stages in the Ottoman attack on Constantinople. b. Explain the strategies Sultan Mehmet II used to isolate Constantinople from the rest of Europe. EVALUATE AND COMMUNICATE 8. Examine SOURCE6 . Explain why Constantinople was such an important city to control. 9. The Byzantines held Constantinople for more than a thousand years. Explain how the tactics used by Mehmet II differed to those used by other armies in the past. 10. ‘The fall of Constantinople was the most significant event to occur during the reign of the Ottoman Empire.’ Evaluate the accuracy of this statement. Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online.
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