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In Biblical times, known as Erech. The name Iraq is a modernized spelling of "Uruk", an ancient city state in ancient Summeria.
After the collapse of the Ottoman (Turkish)empire, Europe carved up international boundaries and in the course of restructuring had created the modern country of "Iraq". Doomed to failure from the start, this artificially-created country was home to many disparate ethnicities and religions. Internal conflict was inevitable.
The rise of the Baath party (and its inevitable fall at the hands of the American-led coalition) was a response to this conflict.
There is no single language spoken in Iraq. Standard Arabic is most commonly used with Kurdish, Turkmen, Assyrian and Farsi spoken by a minority of the population.
After the collapse of the Ottoman (Turkish)empire, Europe carved up international boundaries and in the course of restructuring had created the modern country of "Iraq". Doomed to failure from the start, this artificially-created country was home to many disparate ethnicities and religions. Internal conflict was inevitable.
The rise of the Baath party (and its inevitable fall at the hands of the American-led coalition) was a response to this conflict.
There is no single language spoken in Iraq. Standard Arabic is most commonly used with Kurdish, Turkmen, Assyrian and Farsi spoken by a minority of the population.
"Iraq is considered the birthplace of civilization: Home to first city "Ur" and the birthplace of writing (in the form of clay tablets written in cuneiform.)
Iraq is also the birthplace of many of the ancient middle-eastern civilizations: Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian etc.
Iraq is also the birthplace of many of the ancient middle-eastern civilizations: Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian etc.
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These soundtracks are usually songs in which the main melodic line has been removed (leaving ony the accompaniment intact.)
Karaoke is an agglutination of two Japanese words kara (empty) + oke (shortened version of okesutera/orchestra).
These soundtracks are usually songs in which the main melodic line has been removed (leaving ony the accompaniment intact.)
Karaoke is an agglutination of two Japanese words kara (empty) + oke (shortened version of okesutera/orchestra).
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- In 1876, the Swiss discovered the process of adding milk to the chocolate.
The word chocolate is derived from the Nahuatl (Aztec) language: Chocolatl.
Chocolatl was a drink made from roasted cocao beans, chile and honey.
It was generally thought of as an aphrodisiac... (drinking chocolatl expands the artery leading to the penis for sustained erections.)
Note: Chocolatl is not to be confused with chocolate.
(Chocolate does not have this effect...)
- In 1876, the Swiss discovered the process of adding milk to the chocolate.
The word chocolate is derived from the Nahuatl (Aztec) language: Chocolatl.
Chocolatl was a drink made from roasted cocao beans, chile and honey.
It was generally thought of as an aphrodisiac... (drinking chocolatl expands the artery leading to the penis for sustained erections.)
Note: Chocolatl is not to be confused with chocolate.
(Chocolate does not have this effect...)
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