* Sub-Saharan Africa:
Lacked the necessary infrastructure, capital and technology to industrialize.
* Middle East:
Relied heavily on oil exports and did not diversify their economies.
* South Asia:
Struggled with political instability, corruption, and lack of investment.
* Central Asia:
Remained under the control of the Soviet Union until 1991 and did not have a strong industrial base.
Approximately 4,300 years ago, during the first known empire in history (the Akkadian), a girl was born who would revolutionize an entire culture:Enheduanna of Akhad . She was the daughter of the founder of the empire, Sargon of Akhad, but her immortality did not come to her because she was a prince
Entry taken from the book The Plantagenets In December 1154, Henry of Anjou was crowned at Westminster as King of England under the name of Henry II, thus giving rise to the Plantagenet dynasty, which would rule England and part of France for more than three hundred years. He was accompanied by his
At the beginning of the Revolution, a Turkish official expresses his concern for the fate of the Ottoman Empire, due to the fact that it is unjust to its subjects. On the occasion of the celebration of the national milestone of 200 years since the Revolution of 1821, ERT broadcasts every day a diffe
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