Tag Archives: Middle East
Detailed and zoomable map of medieval trade routes
This detailed map by Reddit user martinjanmansson shows medieval trade routes in the 11th and 12th centuries and includes land connections as well as those by sea and canal.
Use the embedded version below to zoom and scroll around the map.
Why did Iranian students storm the US Embassy in Tehran?
On the 4th November 1979, the Iran hostage crisis began when a group of Iranian students from a group called the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam’s Line stormed the American Embassy in Tehran.
Causes and effects of the Sykes-Picot Agreement
The secret Sykes-Picot Agreement between Britain and France, formally known as the Asia Minor Agreement, was ratified.
