Gunpowder Empires “After ten centuries of wars, defeats, and victories, the Byzantine Empire came to an end when Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks in May 1453. The city’s fall sent shockwaves throughout the world.”

-Tony Bunting, Historian

DBQ: Which of the following statements supports Bunting’s statement that this event would send shockwaves throughout the world?Immersive Reader

A. Ottoman control of Constantinople would directly contribute to the rise of Christianity across the Arabian Peninsula

B. African kingdoms would slowly be assimilated by the ever-growing Bantu people from West Africa

C. Muslim control of the most influential trade city in the world would directly lead to the European age of exploration for routes to Asia

D. Islam would grow to be the world’s most popular religion and continue its influence into the Americas