HIST 101 Map Project (Semester Long Additions) by Lewis White https://padlet.com/lwhite2510/uux2xiseb2m2osik en-us 2022-09-18 04:29:19 UTC 2022-11-09 20:13:37 UTC hello@padlet.com Wine Country, Turkey lwhite2510 https://padlet.com/lwhite2510/uux2xiseb2m2osik/wish/2301347926 WINE COUNTRY - In Turkey, wine is typically grown in Aegean, Capaddocia, and in the Suriyani inhabited regions of the Southeast. These are the primary areas, but you can find them scattered throughout the country.]]> 2022-09-18 04:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lwhite2510/uux2xiseb2m2osik/wish/2301347926 WINE COUNTRY - In Cyprus, wine has been grown for centuries. The vineyards are more inland, however, you can find them scattered along the coast line. lwhite2510 https://padlet.com/lwhite2510/uux2xiseb2m2osik/wish/2301349055 2022-09-18 04:49:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lwhite2510/uux2xiseb2m2osik/wish/2301349055 TOBACCO COUNTRY - Turkey lwhite2510 https://padlet.com/lwhite2510/uux2xiseb2m2osik/wish/2301350382 Tobacco cultivation and processing occurred across Turkey. Tobacco types vary based on the region, however, the industry was run by the General Directorate of Monopolies in 1950. The largest Tobacco producing region in Turkey is near Istanbul.. Tobacco supply competed as Britain's tobacco imports came mostly from India.]]> 2022-09-18 04:54:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lwhite2510/uux2xiseb2m2osik/wish/2301350382 Site of Proposed Ship Canal, Kapıdağ Canal lwhite2510 https://padlet.com/lwhite2510/uux2xiseb2m2osik/wish/2301353054 Ahmed Fevzi, an engineer of the Bursa (Hüdavendigar) province pitched a canal that would reduce travel and shipping times in the Sea of Marmara. He wanted a canal across the thin and swampy stretch of land. His goal was to connect the Kapıdağ peninsula with the mainland, and the port of Bandırma. Cold winds from the North caused storms and delays. This canal would have brought economic prosperity to the region. ]]> 2022-09-18 05:03:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lwhite2510/uux2xiseb2m2osik/wish/2301353054 İstanbul, Turkey - First Tram System - The Société Tramways de Constantinople lwhite2510 https://padlet.com/lwhite2510/uux2xiseb2m2osik/wish/2301355059 Istanbul's first tram system was run by the French (as a concession) for seceding control. The Société Tramways de Constantinople. It ran all the way from Bebek in the north to Eyup and Yedikule.

In the 1950s, the tram lines were torn up and replaced with cars.]]> 2022-09-18 05:11:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lwhite2510/uux2xiseb2m2osik/wish/2301355059 Iran - Opium Routes lwhite2510 https://padlet.com/lwhite2510/uux2xiseb2m2osik/wish/2301356495 This 1926 roads and railways map shows the opium production in Persia (a producer of poppies/transit point for opium coming from the East). At this time, the drug trade was becoming a global issue. The map shows the general trade in the region.]]> 2022-09-18 05:15:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lwhite2510/uux2xiseb2m2osik/wish/2301356495 Italy - Coastal Malaria Hotspot/Map lwhite2510 https://padlet.com/lwhite2510/uux2xiseb2m2osik/wish/2301357759 Malaria is common with Mediterranean climates. The marshes around coastal cities are fertile breeding grounds for mosquitoes. After WWI, Italy became a focus point for malaria research. Italy wanted to eliminate the disease (especially near Rome, Milan, etc). Italy drained swamps, used pesticides, and became an advocate for Malaria medicine.]]> 2022-09-18 05:20:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lwhite2510/uux2xiseb2m2osik/wish/2301357759 Turkish Lighthouses, Light Buoys, and Foghorns lwhite2510 https://padlet.com/lwhite2510/uux2xiseb2m2osik/wish/2301358666 Turkey is home to hundreds of lighthouses, foghorns, and light buoys on all sides of its Coastal Waters. See the Map for more details.]]> 2022-09-18 05:23:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lwhite2510/uux2xiseb2m2osik/wish/2301358666 Turkish Lighthouses, Light Buoys, and Foghorns lwhite2510 https://padlet.com/lwhite2510/uux2xiseb2m2osik/wish/2301358809 Turkey is home to hundreds of lighthouses, foghorns, and light buoys on all sides of its Coastal Waters. See the Map for more details.]]> 2022-09-18 05:24:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lwhite2510/uux2xiseb2m2osik/wish/2301358809 Tigris/Euphrates River, Mesopotamia lwhite2510 https://padlet.com/lwhite2510/uux2xiseb2m2osik/wish/2301361392 "The fertile crescent, the cradle of civilization"
This area is a birthplace of human civilization. It's situated near Iraq, Syria, Jordan, and Israel-Palestine. It lies specifically *near* the Tigres Euphrates River, and is known for its lush soil for 9000 BC farming. Around 2500 BC the Sumerians formed the first civilization (w/laws, etc, etc). Sumerians are alleged to have come way before Romans, and anyone else.]]> 2022-09-18 05:33:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lwhite2510/uux2xiseb2m2osik/wish/2301361392 Mohammed's Caliphate Conquers Saudi Arabia lwhite2510 https://padlet.com/lwhite2510/uux2xiseb2m2osik/wish/2301361975 In the 7th century AD Mohammed's followers turned the Arabian peninsula into an empire. It expanded as the Persian and Byzantine Empires collapsed. His followers conquered the Middle East, North Africa, Persia, and parts of southern Europe. They spread Islam, Arabic, and an identity.]]> 2022-09-18 05:35:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lwhite2510/uux2xiseb2m2osik/wish/2301361975 Sykes-Picot Treaty - Foreign Control in Iraq, Syria, and Jordan lwhite2510 https://padlet.com/lwhite2510/uux2xiseb2m2osik/wish/2301365355 The Sykes-Picot treaty divided up the Middle East as UK and French, and Russian Empires agreed to split up the Ottoman Empire's last MidEastern regions among themselves. This divide created the borders between the French and British areas - Iraq, Syria, and Jordan. These borders forced disagreeing ethnic and religious groups to come together. They are still in conflict with one another today. The treaty has been a cause of warfare, violence, and extremism. The Vox article says that this is a theory? Research more.]]> 2022-09-18 05:47:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lwhite2510/uux2xiseb2m2osik/wish/2301365355 Taj Mahal - Agra, India lwhite2510 https://padlet.com/lwhite2510/uux2xiseb2m2osik/wish/2372656378 An inspiration for the architecture within Jasmine's kingdom, Taj Mahal design components are depicted in Aladdin. Keep in mind, the monument is thousands of miles away from Baghdad.
 
The monument itself is an Islamic white marble mausoleum on the Yamuna river. It is in the city of Agra. It was erected in 1631 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. It is the house that is home to the tomb of his  wife, Mumtaz Mahal. This 42 acre tomb is his as well. It has a mosque, guest house, and gardens.
 
It represents wealth, it took 10 years and the equivalent of $1 billion to build.



]]> 2022-11-07 08:13:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lwhite2510/uux2xiseb2m2osik/wish/2372656378 Baghdad, Iraq lwhite2510 https://padlet.com/lwhite2510/uux2xiseb2m2osik/wish/2372663698 Baghdad is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. Baghdad was supposed to be the city that the Aladdin film was based on. In reality, the Aladdin film failed as it blurred components from Morocco and India to create a falsified version of middle eastern culture.
 
Baghdad itself is located on the Tigris near the ruins of Babylon. It was chosen as the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate and became a cultural, commercial, and intellectual center of the Muslim world. It’s been described as “the city of learning.”

]]> 2022-11-07 08:19:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lwhite2510/uux2xiseb2m2osik/wish/2372663698 Marrakech, Morocco lwhite2510 https://padlet.com/lwhite2510/uux2xiseb2m2osik/wish/2372669032 Marrakech is a city in Morocco. It was a city that the Aladdin film was based on. In reality, the Aladdin film failed because it blurred components from Morocco, India, and Iraq to create a falsified version of middle eastern culture.

Marrakesh is the fourth largest city in Morocco. The city is situated near the foothills of the Atlas Mountains. 

 

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