HIS243H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Indian Ocean, Cohousing, Scientific Revolution
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Realignment of europe and the voyages of discovery. Both inevitable and a shock, a cultural shock. This centre was now under the influence of islam. Fleet of ottoman ship take the cape of otranto. The ottomans gave them the choice to convert to islam or be killed. Islam was not satisfied attempts to move into europe itself in 1480 didn"t were beheaded 800 ppl. Led to images of the slaughter of the innocence everywhere after this event. All 800 martyrs canonical by pope jpii. Their bones were used to create the alter of otranto. The fact that the ottomans kills the emperor or constantinople and came close to. Islamic forces were driven out a year later by prince of naples. The expansion of the ottoman empire in the middle east and into europe . Balkans, and farther north into the heartland of christian europe was terrifying.
