Venetian acquisition of Thessalonica (1423)

Target entity: Venetian acquisition of Thessalonica (1423)
Context triple: [Fall of Thessalonica (1430), follows, Venetian acquisition of Thessalonica (1423)]

• A. Fall of Thessalonica (1430)
  The Fall of Thessalonica (1430) was the Ottoman Empire’s conquest of the key Byzantine city of Thessalonica, marking a major step in Ottoman expansion into the Balkans and the decline of Byzantine power.
• B. Venetian conquest of the Morea
  The Venetian conquest of the Morea was the successful late 17th-century campaign in which the Republic of Venice seized control of the Peloponnese peninsula from the Ottoman Empire.
• C. Venetian rule in Cyprus
  Venetian rule in Cyprus was the period from 1489 to 1571 when the Republic of Venice controlled and administered the island, shaping its political, economic, and cultural landscape before the Ottoman conquest.
• D. Ottoman conquest of Thessaly and Macedonia
  The Ottoman conquest of Thessaly and Macedonia was a late 14th-century expansion campaign in the Balkans that secured key territories and strategic routes, paving the way for further advances against the Byzantine Empire.
• E. Sack of Thessalonica (1185)
  The Sack of Thessalonica (1185) was a devastating Norman capture and plundering of the Byzantine Empire’s second-largest city, resulting in massive destruction and loss of life and marking a major crisis in late 12th-century Byzantium.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Venetian acquisition of Thessalonica (1423)
Target entity description: The Venetian acquisition of Thessalonica in 1423 was a short-lived transfer of the city from the Byzantine Empire to the Republic of Venice, undertaken in hopes of defending it against the expanding Ottoman Empire.

• A. Fall of Thessalonica (1430)
  The Fall of Thessalonica (1430) was the Ottoman Empire’s conquest of the key Byzantine city of Thessalonica, marking a major step in Ottoman expansion into the Balkans and the decline of Byzantine power.
• B. Venetian conquest of the Morea
  The Venetian conquest of the Morea was the successful late 17th-century campaign in which the Republic of Venice seized control of the Peloponnese peninsula from the Ottoman Empire.
• C. Venetian rule in Cyprus
  Venetian rule in Cyprus was the period from 1489 to 1571 when the Republic of Venice controlled and administered the island, shaping its political, economic, and cultural landscape before the Ottoman conquest.
• D. Ottoman conquest of Thessaly and Macedonia
  The Ottoman conquest of Thessaly and Macedonia was a late 14th-century expansion campaign in the Balkans that secured key territories and strategic routes, paving the way for further advances against the Byzantine Empire.
• E. Sack of Thessalonica (1185)
  The Sack of Thessalonica (1185) was a devastating Norman capture and plundering of the Byzantine Empire’s second-largest city, resulting in massive destruction and loss of life and marking a major crisis in late 12th-century Byzantium.
• F. None of above. chosen