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What is the relationship between the ottoman empire’s power and the rise of european exploration

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The fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453 was a pivotal reason for European exploration, as trade throughout the Ottoman Empire was difficult and unreliable. Trade for luxuries such as spices and silk inspired European explorers to seek new routes to Asia.

and they taxed the European to go to Asia.

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