Jacqui Frank
Map of Turkey with brief history, description and links to other information. Most of Turkey is in western Asia, with a smaller part of the country in Europe. Istanbul, its major city, is in both Asia and Europe, which are separated by the Bosphorus. Tu
Hot on the heels of the map of US state stereotypes I am delighted to present a second one. This time it’s amap of Google searches in the UK for various nations across Europe. It was compiled by taking the most frequent result from Google’s autocomplete function. For instance, type in...
Murad I, who established the first artillery unit in the Ottoman Empire and organized the janissary army, advanced towards the interior of Europe. Murad I, a skilled commander, died on the battlefield. 3. Ottoman Empire Map Over Time The map of the Ottoman Empireyou see above shows the sp...
s Medieval city wall. It was these strong defenses that protected the city and stopped the Ottomans from taking over Europe in the Siege of Vienna in 1529. After some further attacks in the mid-1600s, this western section of the city wall was bumped outward to create a buffer zone for ...
By: American, Russia, Japan, Europe, Canada Space Programs First launched in 1998, the International Space Station (ISS) is a modular structure consisting of external trusses and solar arrays. It serves as a research laboratory for biology, physics, astronomy, and other fields. It is a joint...
Train from Paris Montparnasse to Villedieu les Poêles and then bus to Mont Saint Michel - One Daily Return trip organised (54€ return) More info on the SNCF website with departure and return times: Mont Saint Michel Trainor Book Directly on Rail Europe - Enter Paris as departure and Mont...
Muhammad never had a father—his father died six months before his birth—and his mother died when he was six years old.2← again again After the death of his mother, Muhammad lived with his grandfather, and whenhedied two years later, Muhammad was transferred to his uncle, a merchant. ...
The Netherlands has the oldest standing army in Europe; it was first established as such by Maurice of Nassau. The Dutch army was used throughout the Dutch Empire. After the defeat of Napoleon, the Dutch army was transformed into a conscription army. The army was unsuccessfully deployed during...
World War I, international conflict that in 1914–18 embroiled most of the nations of Europe along with Russia, the U.S., the Middle East, and other regions. It led to the fall of four great imperial dynasties and, in its destabilization of European soci