<span>During the Middle Ages the primary purpose of Western art was to portray the spirit world, and the early art subjects were typically limited to religious (Pietistic) art. Art took form as mosaics, illuminated manuscripts, and paintings in churches.</span>
Although there are numerous factors that can affect a counties GDP, especially today when the entire world is so "connected", a major reason why GDP fluctuates so much in this part of the world is that these economies rely primary on agriculture, which can be profitable one year and then not profitable the next, due to weather changes.
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Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda planned and carried out the attacks on the United States.