Which of the following best describes the relationship between the Ottoman Empire and Europe?
A. The Ottoman Empire expanded its territory into the Balkans and was a continuous threat to eastern Europe while conducting trade with the countries in the west.
B. The Ottoman Empire expanded its territory into eastern Europe and was a threat to countries in the west, while maintaining trade with Italy and the Balkans.
C. European countries cut off all trade with the Ottoman Empire after the fall of Constantinople, but were constantly threatened by the invasion from the Ottomans.
D. Western European countries used their superior navies to control trade and eventually to invade the Ottoman Empire.
A. The Ottoman Empire expanded its territory into the Balkans and was a continuous threat to eastern Europe while conducting trade with the countries in the west.
B. The Ottoman Empire expanded its territory into eastern Europe and was a threat to countries in the west, while maintaining trade with Italy and the Balkans.
C. European countries cut off all trade with the Ottoman Empire after the fall of Constantinople, but were constantly threatened by the invasion from the Ottomans.
D. Western European countries used their superior navies to control trade and eventually to invade the Ottoman Empire.
1 Answer
A.
Explanation:
.C,D Venice and other Italian city states continued trade with the Ottoman empire but at a great disadvantage. The navies of Europe were not clearly superior and the outcome of the navel battles between the Ottoman Turks and Europe were uncertain.
Both C and D are wrong.
B. The Ottomans conquered what is now, Greece, Serbia, Albania, and most of the Balkans. (There is still a strong Muslim influence in the Balkans as the result of the conquest of these territories. ) From the base of the Balkans the Ottomans twice laid siege to Vienna
The Ottomans were a threat to Eastern Europe not Western Europe.
The Ottomans did continue trade with Italy
The Ottomans conquered the Balkans instead of trading with the Balkans.
B. is wrong.
A. The Ottoman empire extended deep into the Balkans. The Empire came close to conquering Austria, and was a continued threat to Eastern Europe. The Italian city states continued to trade with the Ottoman Turks.
A. is correct.
