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Myanmar

Myanmar. Find Myanmar. Myanmar (Burma). Capital of Myanmar: Naypyidaw spelled Nay Pyi Taw and Nay Pyi Daw. Bagan: the capital of the First Burmese Empire during 1000s to 1200s. What is the major religion of Myanmar?. Islam Christianity Buddhism. Shwedagon Pagoda

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Myanmar

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  1. Myanmar

  2. Find Myanmar

  3. Myanmar(Burma)

  4. Capital of Myanmar: Naypyidawspelled Nay Pyi Taw and Nay Pyi Daw

  5. Bagan: the capital of the First Burmese Empire during 1000s to 1200s

  6. What is the major religion of Myanmar? • Islam • Christianity • Buddhism

  7. Shwedagon Pagoda Built in the 6th Century It is the most sacred pagoda for the Burmese

  8. Myanmar gained its independence in 1948 from which country? • Great Britain • France • Poland

  9. British Empire in 1921

  10. Name Changes In 1988 after a military take over; the country’s name was changed from Burma to Myanmar In 2005, the capital city was relocated from Yangon (Rangoon) to Naypyidaw . http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6498029.stm

  11. What type of government do they have in Myanmar? • Military Dictatorship • Constitutional Monarchy • Democracy General Than Shwe

  12. 2007 protests against a repressive military government http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APtTijCUi1s

  13. KayanThey are offended by terms “Padaung” or “Long-neck Karen hill tribe”

  14. Review

  15. India gained its independence in 1947 from which country • France • Spain • Great Britain

  16. This country, along with Portugal, is on the Iberian Peninsula. What country is it? • Spain • England • Denmark

  17. It is the world’s largest island and is covered by a permanent icecap • Jamaica • Greenland • Finland

  18. Can you identify this city? • London, England • Paris, France • Lisbon, Portugal

  19. They speak Flemish, along with French and German, in this country. What country is it? • Belgium • Spain • Austria

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