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- Ur (11926 bytes)
1: ...]]. Because of marine regression, the remains are now well inland in present-day [[Iraq]], south of th...
13: ... around [[24th century BC|2340 BC]]. Not much is known about the following second dynasty, during whic...
15: ...in [[1952]]) is one of the oldest such documents known, preceding the [[code of Hammurabi]]. After his...
17: .... Later [[Babylon]] captured the city. Nanna was known to the Babylonians as ''Sin''. The Babylonian c...
19: ...started to decline from around [[550 BC]] and was no longer inhabited after about [[500 BC]], perhaps ... - Cities along the Silk Road (5982 bytes)
3: '''From Istanbul, Turkey to Yazd, Iran:'''
4: * [[Constantinople]] (now [[Istanbul]]), [[Turkey]]
27: ...''From Yazd, Iran to Turpan, China''' (See below: northern route along the Taklamakan desert)''':'''
59: '''The northern route along the [[Taklamakan Desert]] from...
136: * [[Hanoi]] - Byzantine architecture (9737 bytes)
2: ...was later renamed [[Constantinople]] and is now [[Istanbul]].
6: ... the [[Ostrogoth|Ostrogothic]] palace in Ravenna (now [[S Apollinare Nuovo]]) depicts an early Byzanti...
8: ...px|The 6th-century church of St Irene in Constantinople is a superb sample of the early Byzantine arch...
14: ...pe of plan; for instance, at St Irene, [[Constantinople]] (6th century), the long body of the church i...
18: ...over the central square. On the two sides, to the north and south of the dome, it is supported by vaul... - Constantinople (4125 bytes)
1: ...53;ον''). Constantine named the city [[Nova Roma]] (New Rome, ''Νέα Ρ&#...
3: ...[florin]], is synonomous with Byzantium (Constantinople), where most gold coins circulating in Europe ...
5: ...her provinces to the east in Asia beyond Constantinople, allowing the east to develop relatively unmol...
7: Constantinople was captured and sacked by the [[Fourth Crusad...
9: ...[[Ankara]]; Constantinople was officially renamed Istanbul in [[1930]]. - Bosporus (3180 bytes)
3: ...long, with a maximum width of 3,700 meters at the northern entrance, and a minimum width of 750 meters...
6: ...the strait are heavily populated as the city of [[Istanbul]] (population at least 11 million) straddles it.
8: ...d was completed in [[1988]] about five kilometers north of the first bridge.
18: ...as [[Gallipoli]], and the Cimmerian Chersonesus, known today as the [[Crimea]].
20: ...the importance of the strait for the defense of [[Istanbul]], the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] [[sultan|sultan... - Troy (22846 bytes)
3: ...[Anatolia]], close to the seacoast in what is now northwest [[Turkey]], southwest of the [[Dardanelles...
5: ...pire|Byzantine]] times. The Roman city of Celeia (now [[Celje]] in [[Slovenia]]) has been referred to ...
7: ...vealed several cities built in succession to one another. One of the earlier cities (Troy VIIa) is oft...
10: ...inor]] (or Little Asia, now [[Turkey]]). Troy is known for its riches gained from port trade with east...
14: ...of [[Sinope]], and [[Lydia]]ns move into [[Asia Minor]]. The [[Persia]]ns invade in 546 B.C. - Cymbal (7449 bytes)
3: ...cymbals based on ancient designs sound a definite note, see [[crotal]].
5: ...ontemporary music]]. Even the most basic drum kit normally contains at least one [[suspended cymbal]] ...
9: ...fects or adding military colour, and their shrill notes hold their own against a full orchestra playin...
15: ...he cymbal by which they are held. Such a pair is known technically as a pair of '''clash cymbals''', a...
17: ...en often suppose. A skilled player can obtain an enormous dynamic range from such a pair of cymbals. F... - Persian rug (6404 bytes)
8: ...ecay. Therefore [[archeology|archaeologists]] are not able to make any particularly useful discoveries...
10: ...ew pieces of worn-out rugs. And such fragments do not help very much in recognizing the carpet-weaving...
12: ...ept in the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art in [[Istanbul]] and the Mowlana Museum in Konya.
14: ...s carpet is 1.83ײ meters and has 36 symmetrical knots per cm². The advanced weaving technique u...
28: ..., or animal combat scenes. Perhaps the most well-known of the Tabriz works are the two carpets perhaps... - Kangal Dog (7910 bytes)
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30: !Notes
33: with some enthusiasts in Europe and North America.
35: ...ld always have a black mask on its face; indeed, another name for the breed is ''Karabash'' or ''black...
37: ...often referred to as a [[sheep dog]], but it does not herd its charges. Instead, it is designed to liv... - Assyrian (19682 bytes)
3: ...]- or [[Syriac]]- speaking Christian community of Northern Mesopotamia, pre-dating the Islamic conques...
5: ... I]]. At its peak, the empire encompassed what is now western [[Iran]], all of Mesopotamia ([[Iraq]]) ...
11: ...ily, the [[Semitic language]] sub-family, and the Northwest Semitic language branch.
20: ...be credited for laying the foundations of what is now called Neo-Aramaic Koine: the Greek word "[[koin...
22: ...fully identified as Kurds or other Muslims who do not speak any form of Aramaic.
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