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Which group did the Ottoman Empire conquer first?

the Byzantines

the Greeks

the Mesopotamians

the Turks

Why was it important to Mehmed II that the Ottomans conquer Constantinople?

He believed it to be a holy city for Shia Muslims.

He wanted to free the large enslaved Janissary population.

It was the capital city and the key to creating a strong empire.

It was strategically located on the Caspian Sea.

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