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Travellers may again take the Orient Express train from Paris to its terminus in the European part of Istanbul, a route established in the early 20th century. In European historiography, the meaning of "the Orient" changed in scope several times. Originally, the term referred to Egypt, the Levant, and adjoining areas [5] as far west as Morocco.
What brought about much of the dependency, was the push to become modernized. After World War II, the U.S. made effort to assist developing countries financially in attempt to pull them out of poverty. [42] Modernization theory "sought to remake the Global South in the image and likeliness of the First World/Global North."
The English word world comes from the Old English weorold.The Old English is a reflex of the Common Germanic * weraldiz, a compound of weraz 'man' and aldiz 'age', thus literally meaning roughly 'age of man'; [2] this word led to Old Frisian warld, Old Saxon werold, Old Dutch werolt, Old High German weralt, and Old Norse verǫld.
The World Tree is often identified with the Tree of Life, [4] and also fulfills the role of an axis mundi, that is, a centre or axis of the world. [5] [3] It is also located at the center of the world and represents order and harmony of the cosmos. [6]
In ancient Greece, the term oecumene or ecumene (US; from Ancient Greek οἰκουμένη (oikouménē) 'the inhabited world') denoted the known, inhabited, or habitable world. In Greek antiquity , it referred to the portions of the world known to Hellenic geographers , subdivided into three continents: Africa , Europe , and Asia .
America Online CEO Stephen M. Case, left, and Time Warner CEO Gerald M. Levin listen to senators' opening statements during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the merger of the two ...
Eurasia (/ j ʊəˈr eɪ ʒ ə / yoor-AY-zhə, also UK: /-ʃ ə /-shə) is the largest continental area on Earth, comprising all of Europe and Asia. [3] [4] According to some geographers, physiographically, Eurasia is a single supercontinent. [4]
According to the 2019 list, the United States has the second most valuable industry in the world (US$2.3 trillion), Mexico has the 12th most valuable industry in the world (US$217.8 billion), Brazil has the 13th most valuable industry in the world (US$173.6 billion), Canada has the 15th most valuable industry in the world (US$151.7 billion ...