Guided Reading Chapter 13 Terms: 1. Tropics- Areas with high humidity and temperatures 2. Monsoons- an overflow of water from rivers 3. Ecosystems- communities of living things within a certain climare 4. Bilad al-sudan- West African Jewish communities who were connected to known Jewish communities from the Middle East‚ North Africa‚ or Spain and Portugal. 5. Dhow - any of various types of sailing vessels used by Arabs on the east African‚ Arabian‚ and Indian coasts‚ generally
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applies a dark palette of reds‚ browns‚ and blacks. This combination of shade gives a great depth of field – known as chiaroscuro. It also noticed that the light fall from the upper left of the painting‚ fully illuminating the naked Arab protecting the Mamluk warrior. While the stance of French soldier was left shadowed and obscured. In here‚ Girodet wants to emphasize humanity amidst of violence. Although there is no blood flashed on the scene‚ the use of red on the clothes of the characters imposes an
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------------------------------------------------- Etymology Main article: Name of Syria The name Syria is derived from the ancient Greek name for Syrians: Σύριοι‚ Sýrioi‚ or Σύροι‚ Sýroi‚ which the Greeks applied without distinction to theAssyrians.[16][17] A number of modern scholars argued that the Greek word related to the cognate Ἀσσυρία‚ Assyria‚ ultimately derived from the AkkadianAššur.[18] Others believed that it was derived from Siryon‚ the name that the Sidonians gave to Mount Hermon
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Ottoman Culture has evolved along centuries as their empire was widen across the world and they conquer more nations. Original bases of their culture was build on the islamic and turkish cultures and strongly influenced by them in customs‚ Language and all life styles. Their culture absorbed‚ adapted and modified the cultures of conquered lands and their nations for example Persian culture - the Seljuk Empire architecture theme and culture- had a significant contribution to that era’s culture
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CHAPTER 14 The Last Great Nomadic Changes: From Chinggis Khan to Timur CHAPTER SUMMARY The nomads of central Asia during the thirteenth century returned to center stage in world history. The Mongols ended or interrupted the great postclassical empires while extending the world network of that era. Led by Chinggis Khan and his successors‚ they brought central Asia‚ China‚ Persia‚ Tibet‚ Iraq‚ Asia Minor‚ and southern Russia under their control. The states formed dominated most of Asia for
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James Duke Bodies in Contact- Joan Scott Analysis Paper -2 Global History- Barclay The second section of “Bodies in Contact” by Joan Scott‚ deals with the theme “Global Empires‚ Local Encounters.” In this section there are many articles that observe the effects that women have had on the development of societal structures that we see today. These social structures are a direct result from Eurocentric colonial laws and government practices that were instilled into everyday aspects of indigenous
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Arwad Island‚ just off the coast from Tortosa. In 1300‚ there was some attempt to engage in coordinated military efforts with the Mongols[20] via a new invasion force at Arwad. In 1302 or 1303‚ however‚ the Templars lost the island to the Egyptian Mamluks in the Siege of Arwad. With the island gone‚ the Crusaders lost their last foothold in the Holy Land.[14][21] With the Order’s military mission now less important‚ support for the organisation began to dwindle. The situation was complex though‚ as
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(750–1258) Under the Abbasid caliphate‚ which succeeded the Umayyads in 750‚ the topic of Islamic political and cultural life shifted eastward from Syria to Iraq‚ where Baghdad‚ the circular City of Peace‚ was founded as the new capital. The Abbasids later built another city north of Baghdad‚ called Samarra meaning “He who sees it rejoices”‚ which replaced the capital for about 40 years. Three centuries of Abbasid rule were a golden age in which Baghdad and Samarra’ functioned as the cultural capitals
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breaking up of the empire and conflict within the caliphate. Besides‚ Al-Mamun attempted religious and political authority and he supported rational thought‚ which put him at odds with the ulama. • What about the Third Crusade? When the Mamluk general Imad-ed-din Zangi died‚ his son Nureddin‚ who added Damascus to the land his father had gathered‚ succeeded him and after the death of Nureddin in 1174 AD‚ a strong Kurdish general named Salah al-din took over. Salah al-din soon conquered
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Aleppo: City of Beauty and War Aleppo once was a place of beauty and importance; over the last century how has it changed? From a once beloved city to a war zone. Aleppo is and was a very important economic trade center of the middle east‚ and is now a battleground for the Syrian Civil War. Aleppo is a dry city; in Southwestern Asia. It is North of the Arabian Peninsula. Aleppo has an annual precipitation of 13 inches a year. The average temperature of the city is 63.1°F. The combination of
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