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What was the capital city of the Byzantine empire?

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Constantinople
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Genoa
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Venice
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Verona
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Solution

The correct option is A Constantinople
Around 1453, Ottoman Turks who have roots in modern day Turkey, invaded Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire. They looted Constantinople and made it their capital city.

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