Fall of Constantinople, this date in 1453

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The Fall of Constantinople | Western Civilization

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Critical point in history. If Constantinople doesn't fall, the need for the west to find new trade routes to India and China would not have been there.

If the Byzantines would have held out, Columbus would not have had to challenge the scientific consensus that the world was flat, and looked for a new trade route.

The Fall of Constantinople | Western Civilization

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sad

 

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sad

It was essentially all over but the crying in 1204.

 

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It was essentially all over but the crying in 1204.

1204?

 

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1204?

4th Crusade

 

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4th Crusade

The Crusades didn't cut off trade routes to India and China like the rule of the pagan Ottoman Empire.