Imperial history of the middle east: 5000 years of history in 90 seconds

Hannah Bell

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Mon May-03-10 05:58 AM
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Imperial history of the middle east: 5000 years of history in 90 seconds

Edited on Mon May-03-10 05:59 AM by Hannah Bell

Animation here:

http://www.mapsofwar.com/images/EMPIRE17.swf

Who has conquered the middle east over the course of history?

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sarge43

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Mon May-03-10 06:13 AM
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1. Probably save a lot of time just say who hasn't conquered the Middle East. n/t

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Hannah Bell

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Mon May-03-10 06:25 AM
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2. well, if you don't like that one, try these animations:

http://www.mapsofwar.com/maps.html

March - of - Democracy

Where has democracy dominated as the world's most popular form of government?

> Go to Map

History - of - Religion

How has the geography of religion evolved over the centuries?

> Go to Map

Leadership - and -War

Which Presidents have led the United States into its deadliest wars?

> Go to Map

Imperial - History

Who has controlled the Middle East over the course of history?

> Go to Map

Iraqi - Pressure - Vault

From a geographic standpoint, Iraq is caught between a rock and a hard place...

> Go to Map

Signs - of - Occupation

Before / after satellite photos of Saddam's palace in Baghdad, Iraq...

> Go to Map

CIA - Secret - Prisons

Anatomy of a secret prison...

> Go to Map

i can't see spatial relationships well without a picture, so i like this kind of stuff

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sarge43

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Mon May-03-10 06:45 AM
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4. I didn't say that I didn't like it.

It's an excellent flying through history.

As someone once said about Poland, the Poles keep a flag of every nation, depending upon who's marching in this time. Don't live on a major thoroughfare. It's best to inhabit the fringes; no one notices you.

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hobbit709

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Mon May-03-10 06:48 AM
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6. Yep, some of my ancestors came from Central Europe

Changed hands after every war. But it does give me a very mixed bag of genes.

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sarge43

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Mon May-03-10 07:23 AM
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8. Yup. My husband paternal line comes from eastern Poland.

He probably has distant cousins from Ireland to Mongolia and all points in between.

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hobbit709

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Mon May-03-10 07:26 AM
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9. On my mother's side

It's Austrian, Italian, Czech, Hungarian and who knows.

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sarge43

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Mon May-03-10 07:29 AM
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10. Italian: "Who's in charge this time?" n/t

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mainer

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Mon May-03-10 06:30 AM
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3. Wow. That was great. Thanks.

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malaise

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Mon May-03-10 06:48 AM
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5. Excellent

Thanks

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NeedleCast

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Mon May-03-10 06:50 AM
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7. Cool Link, Thanks

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