Asia

Southwest Asia is one of the most diverse regions of the world with an incredible number of minorities and ethnic subdivisions within what are usually established as monolithic ethnic groups. The largest ethnic groups in Southwest Asia are the Arabs, Persians, Turks, Kurds, Jews, and the Copts.

Jesus Christ and St. Paul, the founders of Christianity, were both born in Asia. Jesus in Palestine, Paul in Tarsus, a bit north of there.

The three most important rivers are the Indus River, the Ganges River and the Brahmaputra River.

China, North Korea, Vietnam, Cuba, Laos PDR,

Geographers will often use the term 'Eurasia' when referring to Europe and Asia as one continent, as they would use 'The Americas' to refer to both North and South America. In many ways, using the term 'Eurasia' simplifies things, as countries like Russia and Turkey are split into both Asia and Europe.

1. Russia
2. Georgia
3. Armenia
4. Azerbaijan
5. Turkey
6. Syria
7. Lebanon
8. Israel
9. Jordan
10. Yemen
11. Oman
12. United Arab Emirates
13. Qatar
14. Bahrain
15. Kuwait
16. Saudi Arabia
17. Iraq
18. Iran
19. Kazakhstan
20. Uzbekistan
21. Kyrgyzstan
22. Tajikistan
23. Turkmenistan
24. Afghanistan
25. Pakistan
26. Maldives
27. Sri Lanka
28. India
29. Nepal
30. Bhutan
31. Bangladesh
32. Timor-Leste
33. Indonesia
34. Singapore
35. Brunei
36. Malaysia
37. Philippines
38. Myanmar
39. Thailand
40. Cambodia
41. Laos
42. Vietnam
43. Taiwan
44. China
45. Mongolia
46. North Korea
47. South Korea
48. Japan

The Greek colonies of Asia Minor, were the AEolic cities that covered the northern part of that coast, together with the islands of Lesbos and Tenedos, the Ionians occupied the centre, with the islands of Chios and Samos, and the Dorians the southern portion, with the islands of Rhodes and Cos.

He brought back stories of the Roman empire.

Colonial rule did bring some benefits to Southeast Asia. It led to the beginnings of a modern economic system. Colonial governments built railroads, highways, and other structures that could benefit native people as well as colonials.

The development of an export market helped to create an entrepreneurial class in rural areas. In the Dutch East Indies, for example, small growers of rubber, palm oil, coffee, tea, and spices began to share in the profits of the colonials enterprise. Most of the profits, however, were taken back to the colonial mother country.

the first people came into the americas when hunting big game over a large piece of body water called the bering strait which years ago was part land and ice .

The spread of Christianity

It depends on what you mean by "signifiance." And it depends on wht you mean by "Asian civilization." Are you meaning Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Tokalauan, Aborigine, Maori, Hawaiian, or one of the other many Asian and Pacific Islander cultures out there? Try rephrasing your question so that it is more specific.

Most were searching for a western water route to Asia or what they called the Indies.

Yes Siberia is the largest tundra. good job guessin that

53, the last time I checked.

c.1300, from Latin Asia, from Greek Asia, speculated to be from Akkadian asu "to go out, to rise," in reference to the sun, thus "the land of the sunrise."

the cultures and religions of India and China as well as the religions Islam and Christianity fromSouthwest Asia.

Europeans wanted southeast Asian countries because of their location along the sea route to China. Europeans also recognized the value of the Pacific colonies as sources of tropical agriculture, minerals, and oil. Also, the Europeans knew that Southeast Asia held a rapidly growing spice trade which earned significant money. Europe also wanted technology, and control of other countries.

Indonesia is the richest country in Southeast Asia by GDP. It has the 18th largest GDP in the world.

Singapore has the largest GDP per capita of any Southeast Asian country. It has the 13th largest GDP per capita in the world.

Vasco de Gama was the first European explorer to reach Asia by sea. Marco Polo had performed this feat several hundred years before, but he traveled over land.

Alexander lived nearly 900 years after the legendary demolition of Troy.

North Korea (Kim Jong-il), China (Hu Jintao),

The Vietnamese