Why didn't Mehmed the Conqueror continue to sack Constantinople after its capture? Select the best answer from the choices below. a
He wanted to send his army to Rome instead.
b
He believed Allah would be angry with him.
c
The city was already so destroyed it was not worth the additional effort.
d
He wanted to set up Constantinople as his own capital city.

He wanted to set up Constantinople as his own capital city.

Explanation: Because it would allowed the Ottomans to more effectively invade mainland Europe, eventually leading to Ottoman control of much of the Balkan peninsula, because of position (its on Europe and Asia), and because of cultural importance, and at that time, he's on the most important trade route.

Extra explanation: He wanted also to set up Constantinople as his own capital city because it would marked final end of the Roman Empire, a state which dated back to 27 BC and lasted nearly 1,500 years.

from the religious point of view, the conflicts began because of the enmity between catholic and protestants. in 1649, at the insistence of baltimore, the colonial assembly approved the act of religious tolerance, the first law in the colonies granting freedom of worship, though only for christians. in 1654, however, with the protestants of maryland in the majority, the act was revoked. the almost civil war broke out and order was not restored until 1658, when lord baltimore was returned to power.

on the issue of class conflict, the chesapeake region offered few economic opportunities to contract employees who had served their term of obligation. even with the small amount of capital needed to grow tobacco, former hired servants at best became subsistence farmers, a mature class for those called to rebellion, such as those proposed by nathaniel bacon. as the number of new hired workers declined because of limited chances of progress and reports of severe treatment, they were replaced by african slaves.

from the racial point of view, after 1660, the chesapeake colonies imposed laws that defined slavery as a lifelong and hereditary condition based on race. this made slaves profitable because planters could rely not only on their work but also on their children. the slave population, which numbered four thousand in virginia and maryland in 1675, grew significantly by the end of the century.