The Age of Exploration
The Age of Exploration began to search for a sea route to India after the Ottoman Empire seized Constantinople an levied heavy taxes on traders travelling to and from Europe.
Category European History
The Fall of Constantinople
Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453 CE after centuries of conflict and more than a millennia after its establishment in 330 CE.
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was the peace agreement signed on June 28, 1919, officially ending World War I.