Comments on: Empires of the Middle East http://rmarsh.com/2006/09/28/empires-of-the-middle-east/ Spirituality and Theology Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:21:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: crystal http://rmarsh.com/2006/09/28/empires-of-the-middle-east/comment-page-1/#comment-300 crystal Fri, 29 Sep 2006 19:50:05 +0000 http://rmarsh.com/2006/09/28/empires-of-the-middle-east/#comment-300 Fixed my browser ... it is interesting. I hadn't realized how much Alexander had accomplished - no wonder Julius Caesar wept. Fixed my browser … it is interesting. I hadn’t realized how much Alexander had accomplished – no wonder Julius Caesar wept.

]]> By: Steve Bogner http://rmarsh.com/2006/09/28/empires-of-the-middle-east/comment-page-1/#comment-299 Steve Bogner Fri, 29 Sep 2006 10:56:24 +0000 http://rmarsh.com/2006/09/28/empires-of-the-middle-east/#comment-299 Rob, that is a very interesting map! I'm going to show it to my kids (a great educational opportunity). The Crusades and colonialism have, in my opinion, created quite an obstacle between the Arab and Western cultures. In the US, we shed the colonialism roughly 200 years ago, but we didn't become buddies with Britain overnight. When one considers the Middle-East's very recent ascent out of colonialism, it's easier to see how they might be suspicious and resentful towards the West. Plus, we haven't done much to endear them to us since then... Rob, that is a very interesting map! I’m going to show it to my kids (a great educational opportunity).

The Crusades and colonialism have, in my opinion, created quite an obstacle between the Arab and Western cultures. In the US, we shed the colonialism roughly 200 years ago, but we didn’t become buddies with Britain overnight. When one considers the Middle-East’s very recent ascent out of colonialism, it’s easier to see how they might be suspicious and resentful towards the West. Plus, we haven’t done much to endear them to us since then…

]]> By: Rob http://rmarsh.com/2006/09/28/empires-of-the-middle-east/comment-page-1/#comment-298 Rob Fri, 29 Sep 2006 09:03:14 +0000 http://rmarsh.com/2006/09/28/empires-of-the-middle-east/#comment-298 D'oh! Was I being humourlessly literal? I mustn't write comments when I've just woken up! D’oh! Was I being humourlessly literal? I mustn’t write comments when I’ve just woken up!

]]> By: crystal http://rmarsh.com/2006/09/28/empires-of-the-middle-east/comment-page-1/#comment-297 crystal Fri, 29 Sep 2006 08:35:51 +0000 http://rmarsh.com/2006/09/28/empires-of-the-middle-east/#comment-297 just kidding just kidding

]]> By: Rob http://rmarsh.com/2006/09/28/empires-of-the-middle-east/comment-page-1/#comment-296 Rob Fri, 29 Sep 2006 06:40:26 +0000 http://rmarsh.com/2006/09/28/empires-of-the-middle-east/#comment-296 I can only see the Flash animation. I can only see the Flash animation.

]]> By: crystal http://rmarsh.com/2006/09/28/empires-of-the-middle-east/comment-page-1/#comment-295 crystal Fri, 29 Sep 2006 01:54:22 +0000 http://rmarsh.com/2006/09/28/empires-of-the-middle-east/#comment-295 I think my browser's too ancient to see it ... do they they have a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flip_book" rel="nofollow">flip-book</a> version? :-) I think my browser’s too ancient to see it … do they they have a flip-book version? :-)

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