The Late Middle Ages represented a period of upheaval in Europe. The epidemic known as the Black Death and an associated famine caused demographic catastrophe in Europe as the population plummeted. Dynastic struggles and wars of conquest kept many of the states of Europe at war for much of the period. In the Balkans, the Ottoman Empire, a Turkish state originating in Anatolia, encroached steadily on former Byzantine lands, culminating in the Fall of Constantinople in 1453. COUNT 4
QSN1 What era was characterized by turmoil in Europe? ANS1 The Late Middle Ages QSN2 What disease plagued Europe during the Late Middle Ages? ANS2 the Black Death QSN3 Which new regime appeared in the Balkan region during the Late Middle Ages? ANS3 the Ottoman Empire QSN4 When did the Ottoman Empire conquer Constantinople? ANS4 1453