generate questions: The son of Murad II, Mehmed the Conqueror, reorganized the state and the military, and conquered Constantinople on 29 May 1453. Mehmed allowed the Orthodox Church to maintain its autonomy and land in exchange for accepting Ottoman authority. Because of bad relations between the states of western Europe and the later Byzantine Empire, the majority of the Orthodox population accepted Ottoman rule as preferable to Venetian rule. Albanian resistance was a major obstacle to Ottoman expansion on the Italian peninsula.
Who was the son of Murad II? {sep_token} What city was conquered on 29 May 1453? {sep_token} What did the Orthodox Church get to keep in exchange for accepting the authority of the Ottoman empire? {sep_token} The Orthodox population of Constantinople preferred Ottoman rule instead of what? {sep_token} What was the main obstacle to the expansion of the Ottoman empire into the peninsula of Italy?? {sep_token}