Question

One important reason the Byzantine Empire collapsed was:
A. the rise of Emperor Justinian and Theodora.
B. the creation of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
C. the spread of trade around the Black Sea.
D. the rise of the Ottoman Empire in Turkey.

Answer 1

Answer: B

Explanation:

The Byzantine Empire fell in 1453. The immediate cause of its fall was pressure by the Ottoman Turks. ... Ironically enough, the major cause of the decline of the Byzantine Empire (what made it weak enough to fall to the Ottomans) was the Crusades. The Crusades were supposed to be Christian wars against Muslims.

Answer 2

The important reason the Byzantine Empire collapsed was the rise of the Ottoman Empire in Turkey.

What was the reason of Byzantine Empire collapsed?

• The Battle of Manzikert (1071) - This is arguably the most decisive battle in Byzantine history and in the eyes of many historians; it marked the beginning of the end of the empire.
• The Crusades - After the Battle of Manzikert in 1071, the Byzantine Empire’s military was in a terrible state.
• Constant Strain and Internal Affairs - Although the Byzantine Empire lasted over a millennium, it was riddled with crises almost from the very beginning.
• Weak Military - In the early middle ages, the Byzantine Empire boasted superior military technology to Western Europe and possessed an enormous standing army by the standards of the time.
• The Ottomans - The Ottoman Empire rose in 1299 upon the decline of the Seljuk Turks and set its sights on the Byzantine territory. By now, the Byzantine Empire was in complete disarray and a civil war between 1321 and 1328 damaged it severely as the rising Turks were able to make gains in Anatolia.

Hence, option D is the correct answer.

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