daily life in Constantinople
Almost everyone attended the exciting chariot races.
What did people do for fun
Its geographic location is surrounded by three sides of water.
why was Constantinople
constantinople was founded in 330 AD.
when was constantinople founded?
The Theodosian Walls are among the most impressive monuments of Late Antiquity these land walls protected Constantinople for centuries while the other great cities like Rome, Antioch, and Alexandria were sacked.
What did the Theodosian Walls do?
Constantinople was home to around one million people.
how advanced was it?
Oil, wine, salt, fish, meat, vegetables, other nutritious products, timber, and wax were traded in Constantinople.
What was traded in Constantinople
on May 29, 1453 is when Constantinople fell
When did constantinople fall?
The city was surrounded by water. Which meant attacking armies could not attack by land.
what kept the enemies away?
The rich and poor lived right next to one another.
what was the daily life in constantinople?
Spices, mirrors, wool, precious metals, and other raw goods were traded on the Slik Road.
What was traded on the Silk Road?
On May 29, 1453 conquest of Constantinople by Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire.
how did Constantinople fall?
Constantiople defenses were geography, fortifications, land and naval forces, adequate supply of water and provisions
Why was Constantiople good for defense?
hospitals, homes for the elderly, and orphanages city streets, some narrow and twisting, some grand and broad, teemed with camel and mule trains.
What was in castantinople?
With the city under Ottoman control, traditional trade routes were disrupted.
How did the fall of Constantinople affect trade?
Beginning in 1930, Turkey officially requested that other countries use Turkish names for Turkish cities, instead of other transliterations of Latin script that had been used in the Ottoman times.
Why did Turkey change Constantinople to Istanbul?
The Byzantium preferred to form alliances and friendships.
What was the Byzantium battle tactic?
education, Hagia Sophia, and free entertainment at the Hippodrome, including wild chariot races and performance acts.
What were some of the most important things in Constantinople
Constantinople was located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia linking major trade routes between East and West.
What gave Constantinople the biggest advantage in trade
The Byzantine Empire existed from 330 to 1453.
When did the Byzantine Empire start and then end?
Since ancient times, cities and castles had depended upon ramparts and walls to repel invaders.(the walls were the most advanced at the time)
Why was Constantinople so hard to siege?