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Michael Pandola David Schildt Alec Piety. Macedonia. Se . The people of Macedonia came from no one place. They are a mix of people from southern Europe, north Africa, and eastern Asia Before Rome took control in 336B.C. Macedonia’s rule was contently changing.
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Michael PandolaDavid SchildtAlec Piety Macedonia
Se • The people of Macedonia came from no one place. They are a mix of people from southern Europe, north Africa, and eastern Asia • Before Rome took control in 336B.C. Macedonia’s rule was contently changing. • The Bulgarian empire controlled it in 13th century. • After that the Ottoman Empire took over about the 1800’s • About 1920’s Yugoslavia took over till 1991. • Because of the fast changing rulers, Macedonia is a melding pot of ethnic groups. They are referred as just Macedonians now. • The major religion is Christianity followed by Muslim.
The economy is based on farming. • Wheat, Corn, Soybeans, and Sugar Beets are their main crops. • The have some Natural Resources. • Lead, Zinc, Tin, Copper, Iron, and Petroleum. • Different ethnic groups pile in the country because of its central river and its shipping roads. • The country is split by one central valley created by the river • Because of the rivers, Macedonia became a shipping route to Greece and people settled near there. • It has 3 large lakes.
Macedonia has been if a few wars. • 1877 was the rebel of the Macedonians against the Turkish occupation. • 1903 Macedonians launched a attack against Turkey. • 1941 Macedonia was a part in WWII • 1946 Macedonia was part of the Greek Civil War
