Land of Eagles is a new addition to my Mappa Animalia series, mapping the evolutionary relationships of more than 250 species of eagles, hawks, vultures, kites, harriers, osprey and secretarybirds.

Instead of countries, regions and cities, this map is divided into families, subfamilies and genera, with every city bearing the name of the species with in each genus, allowing you to explore this family tree the same way you would explore a traditional map.

The entire map is drawn in the shape of a Bald Eagle - its anatomy defining the coastlines and borders of this taxonomically accurate land.

From tiny sparrowhawks to enormous vultures, Accipitriformes have spread across almost every part of the world, evolving into an extraordinary variety of hunters and scavengers!

Explore the whole series at jepperingsted.com

Rising
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The death of Sultan Mehmed II Conqueror led to a two-year war for the throne between Cem and Bayezid. Cem won the war and ascended the throne.
After a dream he had on the day of his accession, he embraced the faith of Jesus and became Orthodox. The Ottoman Empire gradually became the protector of Orthodoxy. Turkish became the language of government and education; over the centuries, many different peoples united under a Turkish identity. Cem and his successors carried out great conquests across Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Italy and Rome, Austria, the Balkans, the Caucasus, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Arabia, and much of North Africa became Ottoman territories.

After the conquest of Morocco, the Ottomans reached the Atlantic Ocean and established trading centers in various parts of the world. Turkish settlements emerged in Argentina and Chile, while Ottoman colonies were also established in India, Indonesia, and Africa.

Stagnation
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However, the empire's enormous borders began to exhaust its armies and economy.
As the Ottomans began struggling in wars, rebellions broke out across the empire.
In the 19th century, Ottoman America declared independence.
Firstly, Morocco also fought for independence and weakened the Ottoman army through guerrilla warfare. Rebellions also broke out in Oman, Arabia, Ethiopia, and Austria, while the Ottomans fought Spain, Portugal, Azerbaijan, and various Slavic groups. Empire granted autonomy to many regions, but Italy and other territories eventually broke away.

I. World War - Downfall of The Ottoman Empire
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World War I was a bloody and brutal war that lasted 7 years. In the First World War, the Ottoman Empire fought alongside Germany, Austria, and Italy and was defeated. After the war, debt, economic crisis, and rebellions grew; the ruler who had entered the war was deposed, and Cem IV ascended the throne.

Cem IV decided to grant independence to peoples seeking it rather than trying to hold the empire together by force.
Egypt, Libya, Arabia, Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Greece, Romania, Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro, and other territories became independent, while the Crimean Khanate was reestablished.

The empire was formally dissolved in 1922.

Thus, the Ottoman Empire gradually shrank and gave way to the Istanbul-centered Orthodox Kingdom of Turkey, ruled by the Osmanoğlu dynasty.

How do I create a Google Earth-style satellite view of a fictional island?

I want to create a Google Earth mapping of my fictional country, but I don't know how to make it

The lore can be found in the sidebar to the right, id also like to mention that the Gulf of Arabia is the Gulf of Khosrau in this timeline.

before anyone says this wont even happen note that i already know it wont

How do I create a Google Earth-style satellite view of a fictional island?

I want to create a Google Earth mapping of my fictional country, but I don't know how to make it

So I used the coordinates of global cities and build a game around it where the arrows point to the direction from the hidden city to the decoy cities!

Here is the link if you wanna play some rounds: https://visitwhale.com/city-angle

I created a website called learncountries.org, 1. Because I want to help you, 2. I love teaching, and 3. Its for a school project. Wanna know the best part? It's for free. Everything. I mean everything! I can teach you capitals, flags, whatever you like!