The economic structure of the Empire was defined by its geopolitical structure. The Ottoman Empire stood between the West and the East, thus blocking the land route eastward and forcing Spanish and Portuguese navigators to set sail in search of a new route to the Orient. The Empire controlled the spice route that Marco Polo once used. When Vasco da Gama bypassed Ottoman controlled routes and established direct trade links with India in 1498, and Christopher Columbus first journeyed to the Bahamas in 1492, the Ottoman Empire was at its zenith. COUNT 5
QSN1 What serviced as the foundation for the structure of the economy of the Ottoman empire? ANS1 its geopolitical structure QSN2 The Ottoman Empire caused navigators from which two nations to find another route to the Orient? ANS2 Spanish and Portuguese QSN3 Who once used the spice route that the Ottoman Empire controlled? ANS3 Marco Polo QSN4 When were direct trade links established with India? ANS4 1498 QSN5 When did Christopher Columbus sail to the Bahamas? ANS5 1492