I would say its because no one really decided to change anything. No one during the old ages really knew how to do anything and only used what they had and what was closest to them.
These were called the crusades.
Answer:
By the 1500s, the Ottomans controlled parts of Arabia, North Africa, and Eastern Europe.
Explanation:
First option is not correct as we can see that at the time they controlled land in Balkan Peninsula and Asia Minor.
Second option is not correct as they were the once that conquered Byzantine Empire in 1453.
Third option is not correct as at the time they did not control those areas.
Last option is correct as we can see that they controlled whole Balkan Peninsula, Asia Minor, Syria, Palestine, Egypt and large part on Northern Africa.
Explanation:
en 1916 británicos y franceses se repartieron Oriente Próximo on dos lañives