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CEE 262: Structures & the Urban Environment Sol Taubin (staubin@princeton.edu) Crossing the Bosphorus: An Analysis of Eurasia’s First Contemporary Intercontinental Bridge I. Introduction Given a global context of cities historically and very purposefully being situated along natural bodies of water to take advantage of vast natural resources, it is no wonder that urban development, industrialization, and localized population rise have increasingly implied the development of public works in these

Ancient Wonders, Modern Beauty Stereotypes abound about Turkey. For many people in the United States and Europe and indeed in much of Asia as well the picture that people have of Turkey is one from the nation's past, a collage of souks and dusty women heavily veiled, of children running the streets to pickpocket tourists and steal from street vendors. Of a nation caught forever between the past and the modern, Asia and Europe, democracy and caliphate, Islam and Christianity. These images call up

However, Roxelana stayed in Istanbul with Jihangir after her other sons moved away, and she even moved out of the harem to Suleiman’s quarters in Topkapi Palace. Additionally, Suleiman became monogamous after their marriage, which was another aspect of their relationship that was considered out of step with the Ottoman norm. The harem was a very private institution that only the sultan had access

The Rise of The Ottoman Empire By: Hunter Starr HIST 130: Muslim History From the Rise of Islam to 1500 CE Professor Matthee November 27, 2007. The Ottoman Turks emerged on the periphery of the Byzantine Empire and the Saljuk Turks. Under a Turkish Muslim warrior named Osman, raids were conducted in western Anatolia on Byzantine settlements and a vast number of Turks were united under his banner. Those Turks who flocked to Osman's banner and followed him into the history books came to be

1. Commercial cities that served as meeting points between distant cultures are called: a. way stations. b. warehouses. c. entrepôts. d. shipping centers. e. nodes. 2. Cairo and Alexandria in Egypt: a. did not need to provide protection for merchants as most trade came by land rather than by sea. b. established a commercial law apart from religion so that all people could participate in trade. c. had Muslim and Jewish trading firms that worked as close partners in