OI can explain why Constantinople was conquered in 1453 by Mehmed II the Conqueror, who transformed it into Istanbul and established it as the new capital of the growing Ottoman Empire, which controlled much of Turkey, Syria, Iran, and Greece as well as parts of Eastern Europe and Asia under effective rulers like Mehmed II.

1. Today’s Clear Targets
OI can explain why Constantinople was
conquered.
OI can show how Mehmed II the Conqueror
transformed Constantinople into Istanbul.

2. Muslim Empires
OIslam spread, different people become
Muslim.
OOttoman
OSafavid
OMogul

3. The Ottoman Empire

4. The Ottoman Empire
OControlled Most of Turkey, Syria,
Iran, & Greece
OWestern Europe Eastern
Asia

5. The Ottoman Empire

6. A growing Empire
OTook over
Byzantine
Empire
OGreat Warriors

7. The Ottoman Empire

8. A growing Empire
ConstantinopleIstanbul

9. Mehmed II the Conqueror
OBest ruler
ORuthless
O“Drinker of Blood”

10. Sack of Constantinople
O150,000 Soldiers
O57 days