By the time Mehmed became Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire (1451), the Byzantine Empire was reduced to Constantinople itself, the Peloponnese, and a handful of Aegean islands. The Ottomans had had control of the territory surrounding Constantinople for decades. Mehmed fortified both sides of the Golden Horn, and would eventually lay siege to Constantinople.
Those fortifications were largely there to block reinforcements from the Black Sea, namely the Genoese in the area. In response, the Byzantines stretched a chain across the Golden Horn to keep the Ottomans from using their naval superiority to assault a section of the walls.
Some Christian reinforcements managed to get past the blockade, and Mehmed decided to make up for his navy’s failures by rolling his ships on greased logs overland, then putting them back in the water behind the chain. This rendered the Byzantines chain useless, spread their troops to defend all of the city’s walls, and made the siege much easier on the Ottomans.
To spread Christianity!!!
Answer:
True.
Explanation:
A little exlanation is needed here, indeed, because of the words "bring back democracy." In the late 18th century, there were no democratic governments in the world. There were monarchies, autocracies, empires. So, the American republic was a pioneering experiment. In very broad terms , it is a restoration of democracy if you go back to ancient Greece, where one limited democracy existed in Athens and other city-states. But it is right , for many freedom fighters around the world, the American Revolution was an inspiration and a model to follow.
