Rice is an unincorporated community in Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States. Rice has a U.S. Post Office with the ZIP code 23966. The nearest town to Rice is Farmville. During the Civil War ear, it was known as Rice's Depot. As of 2010, Rice's population is 2,256 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 9.51 percent. The median home cost in Rice is $164,640.
In 1517, the Ottoman Empire extended its domain to include the Arabic-speaking regions of North Africa, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, and the Arabian Peninsula. With this, they now controlled the 3 holy sites â Makkah, Madinah, and Jerusalem â and thus bore the responsibility of the protectors of the holy cities.
LESSONS FROM THE OTTOMAN HAREM ON CULTURE, RELIGION & WARS Murat Iyigun University of Colorado Abstract The Ottoman Empire had a profound impact in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa at the apogee of its power, covering the era between 1453 CE and 1699 CE. In this paper, I exploit the empireâs unique culture and institutions to examine the roles of ethnicity and religion in conï¬ict and war. Using comprehensive data on Ottoman