Which option best describes the impact of the Ottoman Empire on the Byzantine Empire?

The Ottoman Empire significantly improved Byzantium's economy due to the Byzantines' need to manufacture weapons to fight the Ottomans.

The Ottoman Empire waged war with the Byzantine Empire for 200 years, before the Ottomans succumbed to European forces.

The Ottoman Empire absorbed the Byzantine colonies until it had conquered Northern Africa, most of the Middle East, and eventually Constantinople.

The Ottoman and Byzantine Empires conspired to expand the Silk Road and engage in the trade of spices, weapons, and culture.

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Kasen Brennan

13 October, 09:38

Which option best describes the impact of the Ottoman Empire on the Byzantine Empire?

The Ottoman Empire significantly improved Byzantium's economy due to the Byzantines' need to manufacture weapons to fight the Ottomans.

The Ottoman Empire waged war with the Byzantine Empire for 200 years, before the Ottomans succumbed to European forces.

The Ottoman Empire absorbed the Byzantine colonies until it had conquered Northern Africa, most of the Middle East, and eventually Constantinople.

The Ottoman and Byzantine Empires conspired to expand the Silk Road and engage in the trade of spices, weapons, and culture.

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Johnathon Lawrence · Answer 1

The answer is the 3rd one. The Byzantine - Ottoman wars were a progression of conclusive clashes between the Ottoman Turks and Byzantines that prompted the last demolition of the Byzantine Empire and the ascent of the Ottoman Empire. In the long run Constantinople was re-taken from the Latin Empire in 1261 by the Nicaean Empire.