Mesopotamia to 2500 BCE

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Mesopotamian

Mesopotamian/Sumerian Calendar In Mesopotamia the solar year was divided into two seasons, the "summer," which included the barley harvests in the second half of May or in the beginning of June, and the "winter," which roughly corresponded to today's fall-winter. Three seasons (Assyria) and four sea...
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Israel Modern

Modern Israel is a country located in the Middle East, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the southwest. The modern state of Israel was established in 1948, following the end of British rule and the approval ...
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The Valley of Jezreel and Plain of Esdraelon

The Valley of Jezreel is often identified as comprising only the eastern end of the Plain of Esdraelon, the valley between between Mount Gilboa and the Hill of Moreh and Mount Tabor (see Mount Tabor). However, Jezreel is often used generally to refer to the entire flat and fertile plain stretching s...
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Byzantium And Islam

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Israel

IntroductionIsraelBackground:Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without ending the deep tens...
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China from Mongol rule to the Ming

Ming Dynasty to 1500 Rebellion against Mongol Rule Jiayu Pass, built sometime around the year 1372 after Mongol troops were driven out in 1368. The fortress was strengthened following concern of an invasion by Timur that never came. The Mongols in China were ruling with a great variety of administ...
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