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Granted by Constantine, this gave the people religious freedom throughout the country.
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Byzantine Empire (or Eastern Roman Empire) was the name of the Greek part of the roman Empire which survived into the Middle ages.
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... Kind of self-explanatory.
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The Hagia Sophia is a great architectural beauty and an important monument both for Byzantine and for Ottoman Empires.
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(Just had to pick Troy from High School Musical.) :) The Trojan War consisted of the city of Troy and other surrounding areas.
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The Ottoman state rose to become an empire under the rule of Osman I. This empire lasted from 1280 to 1923.
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The Hagia Sophia was changed from a church to a mosque at this time because the Turkish Parliament wanted to give the Muslims a place to worship.
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Mehmed is the conqueror of all time. He conquered the Sultan of Constantinople and totally took over.
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Topkapi Palace was not only the residence of the Ottoman sultans, but also the administrative and educational center of the state.
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This empire was changed names (not formally, but a nickname..) to this because it was the only European country to lose land in the 19th and 20th centuries.
