Ancient Beginnings The Byzantine Empire during most of its history was one of the most influential empires in the Mediterranean. However‚ to find out how everything started‚ we need to go back to 657 BC‚ when the Greeks founded the colony of Byzantium or Byzantion along the European side of the Bosphorus Strait‚ which would become Constantinople (now Istanbul)‚ the capital of the Byzantine Empire. This land would later be incorporated into the Roman Empire. In 330 AD‚ Roman Emperor‚ Constantine the
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ANALYTICAL REVIEW OF HERITAGE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN BULGARIA ABSTRACT This paper combines reflections on my personal experiences of internship practice in Rome‚ Italy at one of the largest youth campsites‚ accommodating international travelleres to famous heritage tourism sites with an analytical review of the key trends and issues of the Bulgarian heritage tourism. I tried to clarify the meaning of the HT as a term and its dimensions as a SIT phenomena. The paper provides analysis
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Byzantine towns. Under their Sultan‚ Murat I‚ the Ottoman advance into Europe was swift and effective. The defeat of the Serbian despots of Macedonia‚ Vlkasin‚ and Uglesa‚ at the Battle of Cirmen on the Maritsa River in 1371 opened the way into the Balkans. The Ottomans took Philippopolis‚ Zagora‚ and‚ what was believed to be much of Bulgaria. The czardom of Turnovo‚ too‚ fell under Ottoman sovereignty‚ and Serbia and Bosnia subsequently came under Ottoman
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the 1990’s there were a lot of disputes with Yugoslavia from the U.S and Germany. The U.S wanted Yugoslavia to break up because they “were interested in the more recently established states” (Mahiras) because they controlled key routes through the Balkan Mountains. Germany was interested because as territory of its “vital interest” Slovenia and Croatia.” In order to obtain this goal the U.S decided to give Yugoslavia and ultimatum that was backed by Germany‚ and other countries that the U.S “influenced”
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to a particularly explosive state of affairs amongst the nations of the world. Persian statesman Otto von Bismarck “was quoted as saying at the end of his life that "One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans." (Archduke Franz‚ 2014). On June 28‚ 1914‚ as he predicted‚ Gavrilo Princip a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo‚ Bosnia‚ assassinated the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinand along with his wife. Set alight by this event and
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How successfully did Disraeli deal with the Eastern Crisis 1875-1878? The Eastern Crisis initially began in 1875 due to Ottoman Turks breaking a promise made in the Treat of Paris in 1856‚ when they proceeded to persecute the Balkan Christians. This then resulted in a revolt in Bosnia and Herzegovina against the Turks‚ which by 1876 has spread to Bulgaria. A treaty in 1876 attempted to reform the Turkish government‚ and was signed by Germany‚ Austria‚ Russia‚ France and Italy‚ but the treaty failed
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assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife. They were shot by a Serbian nationalist because of the crisis in the Balkans. The Balkan Peninsula was a mountainous area below Austira-Hungary and consisted of many different ethnic groups. Each group was very nationalistic and wanted to extend its borders‚ especially Serbia. Austria-Hungary took over two Balkan Slavic areas. Document 6 describes the tension in this region at the time. Serbia did not want Austria-Hungary to have Bosnia and
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The relationship between war and genocide in the context of the WWII was interwinded. The Nazis’ ultimate plan was the final solution. This process started with persecution‚ anti-Jew laws‚ then labor camps‚ ghettos‚ death camps‚ and eventually genocide. The Nazis had primary goals of economic improvement‚ territorial expansion and nationalism as a result of their WWI losses. Unfortunately‚ in the Nazis pursuit of their goals‚ 55 million people died in total during WWII resulting in the genocide of
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CHAPTER ONE: Before History IDENTITIES: Complex Society Paleolithic Venus Figurines Metallurgy Social Class/Social Structure Lucy Neolithic Lascaux Cave Paintings Neolithic Revolution Agricultural Revolution MAP: Olduvai Gorge Neander Valley Catal Huyluk Lascaux CHAPTER TWO: Early Societies in SW Asia and Indo-European Migrations IDENTITIES: The Epic of Gilgamesh Sargon of Akkad Hammurabi’s Codes/Laws Stele Assyrians Economic
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Bibliography: Books • Martin Conway‚ Collaboration in Belgium: Léon Degrelle and the Rexist movement‚ 1940-1944‚ (New Haven: Yale university Press 1993). • Misha Glenny‚ The Balkans 1804-1999: Nationalism‚ War and the Great Powers‚ (London: Granta Publications 1999). • Julian Jackson‚ France: The Dark Years 1940-1944‚(New York: Oxford University Press‚ 2001). • H.R. Kedward‚ Occupied France: Collaboration and Resistance 1940-1944
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