The fall of Constantinople and the continuing religious wars in Europe facilitated
A)Ottoman expansion into Europe.
B)Ottoman expansion into Russia.
C)the alliance between the Ottoman Empire and Venice to take back Cyprus.
D)the blockade of the Aegean Sea.
E)the continued expansion of Protestants into the old Byzantine Empire.

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The fall of Constantinople weakened the Byzantine Empire and allowed the Ottomans to expand into Europe, eventually conquering the Balkans and reaching the gates of Vienna.

The Fall of Constantinople and the Continuing Religious Wars in Europe