Question

The ottoman empire's defeat at the battle of lepanto in 1571 signaled that the focus of european states was shifting from

Answer 1

The defeat of the Ottoman at the battle of Lepanto in the year 1571 was a sign that the focus of the European states was shifting from the Mediterranean to Atlantic. The battle of Lepanto was a naval engagement in southwestern Greece’s waters between the Christian forces of the Ottoman Turks and Holy League during the Ottoman campaign to acquire the island of Cyprus in Venetian.