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The Changes Of The World 's Civilizations

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Several countries and cultures throughout history rise while others fall. Some countries invade while others are invaded. Numerous factors come into play when reviewing the history and the changes of the world’s civilizations. A prime example of a territory constantly invaded by empires until finally becoming its own country is Syria. Though Syria has faced many trials throughout its past, it faces several in the present. Syrian culture, economics, politics, and military advances have been contributions to its military conflicts and Civil War. For centuries Syria has been fought over by empires, primarily for its geographical location. Syria is located on the borders of Turkey, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and the Mediterranean and is slightly larger than the state of North Dakota ("Countries Compared by Geography > Area > Comparative. International Statistics at NationMaster.com," n.d.). Within the 71,000 square miles of its desert terrain, Syria is home to a population of 16,673,282 people (Stanford, 2016). Most of the population, especially the wealthy, resides near the Mediterranean Sea in the country’s capital, Damascus. According to Countries and their Culture,
“The rapid spread of that city into nearby farmland has resulted in traffic congestion, overtaxed water supplies, pollution, and housing shortages. Many older buildings have been taken down to make room for roads and newer structures. The outskirts of the city have become overrun with quickly

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