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Question 12 • World History

How did the Ottoman Empire change the city of Constantinople?

Answer
A
The Empire changed the city’s name to Istanbul, made it an academic center, and burned all churches to the ground.
B
The Empire changed the city’s name to Mecca, made it an academic center, and converted an important church into a mosque.
C
The Empire changed the city’s name to Mecca, made it the capital, and turned an important church into the Taj Mahal.
D
The Empire changed the city’s name to Istanbul, made it the capital, and turned an important church into a mosque.

Explanation

After the Ottomans captured Constantinople in 1453, they made it the capital of their empire and converted the major church Hagia Sophia into a mosque. The city came to be known as Istanbul. So the correct choice is “changed the city’s name to Istanbul, made it the capital, and turned an important church into a mosque.”

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