Constantinople
constantinople
The city was Constantinople.
When the Turks invaded and captured Constantinople and gained control of the Middle East, this resulted in the closure of the trade routes between Europe and Asia. The Turks were part of the Ottoman Empire.
The Mediterranean sea, and Atlantic and Indian oceans provided trade routes between Asia, Africa, and Europe.
The land routes to the Far East from Europe were shut down by The Turks from the Ottoman Empire. They captured the city of Constantinople and took control of the Middle East In 1453.
Silk road.
Trade routes/Renaissance
Trade routes/Renaissance
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the Middle Passage
Europeans began looking for new sea routes to Asia.
sea between europe and africa that people used to use as trade routes
Historically, Muslims bridged the trade routes between Europe and Asia, especially in moving spices from India and Indonesia to the Mediterranean Coast.