From the WebMD Archives. Sept. 10, 2010 -- If your grip is strong and youâre able to raise from a chair quickly, walk fast, and balance on one leg, chances are youâll live longer than people who have difficulty doing such things, says a study published in BMJ, formerly the British Medical Journal.
The Ottoman empire at its height. In 1453, the great city of Constantinople finally fell to the Ottomans, and the remaining pockets of Byzantine territory soon followed. In the early 16th century, Ottoman expansion continued with the conquests of Syria and Egypt.
At its height, the Ottoman empire (ca. 12991922) spread from Anatolia and the Caucasus across North Africa and into Syria, Arabia, and Iraq. Its size rivaled that of the great Abbasid empire (7501258), and it united many disparate parts of the Islamic world.