The son of Murad II, Mehmed the Conqueror, reorganized the state and the military, and conquered Constantinople on 29 May 1453. Mehmed allowed the Orthodox Church to maintain its autonomy and land in exchange for accepting Ottoman authority. Because of bad relations between the states of western Europe and the later Byzantine Empire, the majority of the Orthodox population accepted Ottoman rule as preferable to Venetian rule. Albanian resistance was a major obstacle to Ottoman expansion on the Italian peninsula. COUNT 5
QSN1 Who was the son of Murad II? ANS1 Mehmed the Conqueror QSN2 What city was conquered on 29 May 1453? ANS2 Constantinople QSN3 What did the Orthodox Church get to keep in exchange for accepting the authority of the Ottoman empire? ANS3 its autonomy and land QSN4 The Orthodox population of Constantinople preferred Ottoman rule instead of what? ANS4 Venetian rule QSN5 What was the main obstacle to the expansion of the Ottoman empire into the peninsula of Italy?? ANS5 Albanian resistance