Which empire did Constantinople serve as the capital of for over a thousand years?

In what year did Constantinople finally fall to the Ottoman Turks?

Which Ottoman sultan led the successful siege that captured Constantinople?

What new military technology gave the Ottomans a decisive advantage during the siege?

Which famous defensive structure protected Constantinople from naval attacks for centuries?

Who was the last Byzantine emperor who died defending Constantinople?

What did the Ottomans rename Constantinople after its capture?

Which famous Byzantine church was converted into a mosque after the conquest?

The fall of Constantinople prompted many Greek scholars to flee westward helping to spark which European cultural movement?

What strategic waterway connecting the Black Sea to the Mediterranean did Constantinople control?