Constantinople's Influence in the West

In effort to initiate our studies concerning the west and the world, we have begun to explore the roots of western culture in pre-modern history.
With this being the case, our class has been challenged to express which of the six key cities during the 1500's could have played a significant role in the evolution of the west.
By using the characteristics of the western world as the foundation for my case, I will illustrate how and why Constantinople influenced the evolution of the west most significantly.
One of the first characteristics of the west is a "developed system of belief." …