Question

What were some of the benefits of having Constantinople, Rather than Rome, as the capital of the time empire?​

a. it had strong leaders
b. it had well trained soilders
c. it was better for trade and easier to defend
d. Rome had been destroyed by volcano

Answer 1

Answer: The correct answer is : c. it was better for trade and easier to defend

Explanation: Constantinople was the ideal place for the capital because it was surrounded by water on three sides and was the intersection of Europe and Asia. Constantinople was key to prosperity because it linked east and west through maritime and land trade routes. Constantinople was in the center of the Bosporus Strait, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.