What makes constantinople’s location such a great place for trade (wealth), travel, and the spread of ideas.

Constantinople's location between Europe, Asia, and how it is along the Mediterranean sea allows it to be in close range between the major landforms (Travel). Merchants around these areas also have to cross through Constantinople to get to these places. For example, a European merchant would have to pass through Constantinople to get to Asia. This causes for trade to happen more commonly among the empire (Trade). The merchants and travelers passing through Constantinople will carry the culture and ideas when leaving (Spread of ideas)

religion played a major role in the american revolution by offering a moral sanction for opposition to the british--an assurance to the average american that revolution was justified in the sight of god. the revolution strengthened millennialist strains in american.

china has confucianism thats everywhere in asia but it isn't really a religion.