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If you have seen this movie can you please help i was gone the day they did it!
1. who attacked Constantinople in 1453?
2. who attacked Constantinople in 1204
3. Sultan Mehmet II wanted ___________
4. why did Mehemt II set up a naval blockade around Constantinople?
5. Emperor Constantine the 11th appealed to __________ and offered Mehmet II ______________.
6. who were the Janissaries? which side did they fight for?
7. what new type of weapon did Mehmet II use to destroy the wall surrounding Constantinople? did it work?
8. how did Mehmet II and his army eventually surround the city of Constantinople?
9. what astronomical event occurred on May 24th that was significant to the fate of Constantinople?
10. who eventually won the siege of Constantinople?
11. Constantinople was renamed____________?
12. when did the Ottoman Empire eventually fall?

2006-11-27 08:53:23 · 3 answers · asked by dancer 2 in Arts & Humanities History

and no we don't have text books, didn't you read what i wrote it is a movie, jeez. I need only 3 and 6. i tried to look them up but couldn't find anything!

2006-11-27 09:59:24 · update #1

3 answers

This should answer all your questions:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Constantinople

Good luck :)

2006-11-27 09:19:34 · answer #1 · answered by thebattwoman 7 · 0 0

1. Turks
4. To cut off reinforcement & supplies from the sea
5. Pope, gold
6. Christian children kidnapped when young as raised as elite soldiers fighting for the Turks. They were the Turkish sultan's elite troops
7.Canon - yes, it destroyed the city's walls
9.Eclipse
10. The Turks
11.Istanbul
12.During WW1

2006-11-28 09:10:29 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin F 4 · 0 0

Are you seriously that lazy?? You took the time to write down all the questions; It probably would have been quicker to read the history of Constantinople on wikipedia. Do you not have a textbook for your class? Use it!

2006-11-27 17:30:05 · answer #3 · answered by Oswald29 2 · 1 1

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