A2

FINAL OUTCOME CARD — A2

HIGH RISK, HUGE REWARD. If your attack destroys the enemy artillery, the siege becomes much harder for them. If it fails, you lose scarce defenders before the main battle.

HISTORY REVEAL: THE FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE

Constantinople had huge walls that had protected the city for hundreds of years. In 1453, an enormous Ottoman army surrounded it with powerful new cannons. The city's leaders chose to stay and fight while asking other countries for help. They held out for weeks, but the Ottoman army eventually broke through. Constantinople fell in 1453, ending the Byzantine Empire.

DEBATE: Was this outcome avoidable? What choice would you defend now that you know the history?