Constantinople
Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine (Roman) Empire and, in the Middle Ages, the largest and wealthiest city in Europe. In 1930, Constantinople was changed to its modern day name of Istanbul.
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it was very much connected to religion.
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The old city of Constaninople is now Istanbul in present day Turkey.
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The Hagia Sophia
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Constantinople, known today as Istanbul, was originally Byzantium.
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Because of its location, the city of Constantinople was able to control both the land and the sea routes.
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The first Hippodrome in today's Istanbul was built by the Roman emperor Septimius Severus in the beginning of the 3rd century as...
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A: The Great Schism of 1054 was ostensibly over the filioque clause that Rome wanted to insert into the Nicene Creed, but there...
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conatanitine moved the capital to the east.
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AnswerIt's called Istanbul.Constantinople today was officially known inthe modern Turkish name Istanbul in 1930 with the Turkish...
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Constantinople- commonly known as Istanbul (in Turkey) is located in both Asia and Europe
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Constantinople was in a perfect strategic position. It was easily defendable. But the reason it grew wealthy was its position...
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Constantinople was not a person. It was an Ancient Roman place that the emperor Constantine founded.The former name of the...
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Istanbul became the capital of the Ottoman Empire in 1453.
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There are a number of reasons; however, the main ones are as below:1- Byzantine Empire's army were outnumbered by Mehmet II's...
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The city has had three names over time. It's original name was Byzantium, became Constantinople, and is now known as Istanbul.
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The Ottoman Empire conquered Istanbul in 1453 by defeating the Byzantine Empire.
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the town was originally a Greek speaking town called Byzantium. When the roman emperor Constantine decided to relocate his...
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Diocletion was the emperor when he put into effect the reform of dividing Rome into two parts, Eastern and Western. Diocletion...
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Life in Constantinople was more advanced than in western Europe. The city boasted a sewer system rare in medieval times. Social...
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In Constantinople it was very much of a city type environment. It was the center of many trade routes and that is why it was the...
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AnswerDeveloped a way of glazing pottery and invested in armor but most of the technology came from the Roman Empire.
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contantople traded many things because it was a part of the silk road in the middle ages. What they traded was lost in...
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Constantinople is modern day Istanbul, Turkey. Constantinople was located on the Bosporus Strait, the waterway that connects the...
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the Cathedral of Saint Sophia
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Constantinople wasn't really discovered. It existed for centuries as the city of Byzantium, its name was changed to...
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Constantinople is known today as Istanbul in Turkey. The name Istanbul is said to derive from the Greek phrase (Is-tin-poli)...
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Justinian
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Justinian I ruled from 527-565. During his reign, he is known for the extravagant buildings he had built, including the Agia...
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Byzantium
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The advantages were strategic. Constantinople was more easily defended than the city of Rome (which was subject to malaria...
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Constantine moved the capital of Rome to Constantinople because rome suffered from external conflicts of Barbarian attackers....
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Typically it would be similar to other large cities of the era. The lower classes would have lived pretty much the same as the...
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Aww man. Why'd you have to ask that? Well anyway, on the afternoon of 29 May 1453 the Sultan entered the long-desired city....
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No. İstanbul, formerly Constantinople, is in northwestern Turkey.
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Prior to the fall of Istanbul to the Ottomans, Byzantium had lost its status as a powerful empire: its land mass holdings had...
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balls
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The Byzantine Empire was greatly weakened by the Fourth Crusade in 1204, which captured large swathes of the empire, including...
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The Ottomans were the responsible for the conquest on the 29 May 1453. Specifically, Sultan Mehmed II el-Fatih (the...
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Im not sure but probably a big market since it was the center of trading.
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Answerwell, constintine moved his city miles away form the other half. since rome was so big he split the Empire in half. a...
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On 29 May 1453 the Ottoman Empire, under the command of Sultan Mehmed II, finally conquered Constantinople.
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Çatal Hüyuk was one of the earliest farming settlements ever found.
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so he can have his own capital.
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Constantinople is a city in Italy where Constantine moved the Roman government. Former name for Istanbul Maybe you mean...
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Today Constantinople is known as Istanbul it is the largest and most vibrant city in Turkey with a population greater than 12...
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Constantinople had traditional religions of its area, then ancient greekish-religion, then judaism, then Christianity, then...
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Religion and government were more closely linked in the Byzantine Empire than in the west. The Byzantines viewed the emperor not...
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Constantine founded Constantinople at the former Byzantium because it was a prime location to build a city. First and foremost,...
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attacks from European Crusaders, Arabs, and Turks
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The significance of the fall of the fall of Constantinople is that it was the fall of the last christian empire in eastern Europe.
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During its fall, rape murder and pillage were common.
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The Ottomans began their final siege of the city of Constantinople on 2 April 1453, attacking in waves. On 29 May 1453 the...
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big dummdies lived and hated everyone who was not a big dumbies
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Byzantium.
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Constantinople was the capital of the medieval Roman Empire, what we now call the Byzantine Empire, which was one of the most...
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The ottoman empire in 1453.
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Constantinople is now known as Istanbul and is in Northern Turkey on the Bosphorus. It was originally named after Emperor...
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daily life was a lot more advanced i constantinople than in westwrn Europe. the fact that it was surrounded on three sides by...
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It was derived from the ruler of the Roman Empire, Constantine.
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in constantinople they did lots of thing in there daily life like chruch,praying,frams,boats,and wrking around the house and...
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Byzantium.
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It was a trade center conveniently located between Asia and Europe.
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Renamed Constantinople (330 AD) and later İstanbul (1930), Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires...
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Life in Constantinople was more advanced than the Western Europeans. They had sewage systems & were provided with hospitals...
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In Constantinople it was very much of a city type environment. It was the center of many trade routes and that is why it was the...
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Muhammad II -NovaNET answer This question needs to be more specific... There have been at least 15 sieges of Constantinople,...
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Constantinople is located in Turkey. In 1930, it's name was changed to Istanbul, which is what it is known by today. Istanbul,...
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Because it had a central location overlooking the Bosporus and Dardanelles. In order to trade between the Mediterranean sea and...
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it did not lead to it, but one of the routes did start there. hope this helps.
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Constantinople is famous for being one of the greatest cities in history it was known to be the capital of the Byzantine Empire,...
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It is now referred to as the Haghia Sophia and has been a public museum since the 1930s.
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Constantinople traded because it was in a strategic trade location. It was located in between Europe, Asia, and Africa. There...
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Pope Leo IX
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AD 333
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The Emperor Constantine the Great moved the capital of his Empire from Old Rome to Constantinople the New Rome in 330 AD. He...
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becasue it was by the ocean so there was great trade routs and yah
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The Duke's Men of Yale started out as a quartet composed of Yale freshmen in 1952; Basil Duke Henning started the group. Today,...
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Because it stood in between Europe and southwest Asia. As a result, it became a thriving center of business and trade.
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Constantinople gave the ottomans access to trade routes of africa, europe, and also gave it a good position to attack other...
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Bosporus strait. (My dad is an author)
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The official name of the Colosseum in Constantinople is: The Hippodrome of ConstantinopleWhat The Romans would consider the...
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Roman Empire - the 'eastern' part of it.
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The "Nika" Revolution destroyed various sections of the city. The "Nika" Revolution has its roots in the plague of diseases,...
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Constantinople has been ka Istanbul, the capital of Turkey, since 1939. Turkish is the language that's spoken there. But many...
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Constantinople was an Ottoman word which the Turks hated. İstanbul was the common name for the city in normal speech in Turkish...
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Yes, Greek people from Constantinople are Greek.
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During the Middle Ages, Constantinople was attacked a number of times by both Christian and Muslim armies. It fell to crusaders...
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