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.
The Ottoman Empire was an empire whose history spanned roughly 600 years, from 1284 to 1922 when it gave rise to the modern-day Republic of Turkey. Beginning in Anatolia, it eventually spanned throughout Southeastern Europe and into Northern Africa and Western Asia at its peak.