In the Sykes-Picot agreement, concluded on May 19, 1916, France and Britain divided up the Arab territories of the former Ottoman Empire into spheres of influence. In its designated sphere, it was agreed, each country shall be allowed to establish such direct or indirect administration or control as they desire and as they may think fit to arrange with the Arab State or Confederation of Arab States. Under Sykes-Picot, the Syrian coast and much of modern-day Lebanon went to France; Britain would take direct control over central and southern Mesopotamia, around the Baghdad and Basra provinces. Palestine would have an international administration, as other Christian powers, namely Russia, held an interest in this region. The rest of the territory in question a huge area including modern-day Syria, Mosul in northern Iraq, and Jordan would have local Arab chiefs under French supervision in the north and British in the south. Also, Britain and France would retain free passage and trade in the other’s zone of influence.
Answer: C)
Explanation:
This question is referring to William Shakespeare's sonnet 116.
- The main theme of his sonnet is love and in many his sonnets we can find love as one of the most important themes. In this sonnet 116, he is describing that true love will last forever and nothing can stop that love from it. He thinks that true love is constant and it cannot stop. True love has its constancy and he is also talking about the permanency of love.
<span>She knew some of the geographies they passed through, and she did interpret for them when they came across Shoshone-speaking Indians.</span>
The Culture, Language, History, Geography, Economics and Ethnic Background of the two regions were very different.
<u>Explanation:</u>
The British separated Pakistan and India based on the religion along with the Independence. Pakistan ( as in these days ) was separated based on the Muslim majority and India was separated based on the Hindu majority. Also, there was another land in the east of India with a Muslim majority that refused to mingle along with India. And it named East Pakistan ( Bangladesh these days ).
Those lands were separated by more than 1000 miles. These distances changed the cultural pattern of East and West Pakistan. Also, East Pakistan was adjacent to the Indian territory by three sides. This resulted in the variation of language, history, economics, geography, ethnic background and other cultural patterns between those Pakistan lands.
