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Historical region, the Glossary

Historical regions (or historical areas) are geographical regions which, at some point in history, had a cultural, ethnic, linguistic or political basis, regardless of latter-day borders.^[1]

49 relations: Aftermath of World War I, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Ancient regions of Anatolia, Cultural regions of Lithuania, Culture, Czech Republic, Dalmatia, Ethnicity, Europe, Geographic regions of Greece, Hen Ogledd, Historic counties of England, Historic counties of Wales, Historical Latvian Lands, Historical provinces of Finland, Historical regions in present-day Ukraine, Historical regions of the United States, Iraq, Lands of Denmark, Lands of Sweden, Linguistics, List of Greek place names, List of historical regions of Central Europe, List of regions of ancient Armenia, List of regions of Serbia, List of time periods, Macroregion, Mesopotamia, Metageography, Microregion, Middle East, Migration Period, Military strategy, Moravia, Persian Gulf, Polish historical regions, Politics, Provinces of Finland, Provinces of France, Provinces of Portugal, Provinces of Scotland, Provinces of Sweden, Region, Regionalism (politics), Regions of ancient Greece, Revolutions of 1989, Shires of Scotland, Sovereign state, Traditional districts of Denmark.

Aftermath of World War I

The aftermath of World War I saw far-reaching and wide-ranging cultural, economic, and social change across Europe, Asia, Africa, and even in areas outside those that were directly involved.

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Alfred Thayer Mahan (September 27, 1840 – December 1, 1914) was a United States naval officer and historian, whom John Keegan called "the most important American strategist of the nineteenth century." His book The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660–1783 (1890) won immediate recognition, especially in Europe, and with its successor, The Influence of Sea Power Upon the French Revolution and Empire, 1793–1812 (1892), made him world-famous.

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Ancient regions of Anatolia

The following is a list of regions of Ancient Anatolia, also known as "Asia Minor," in the present day Anatolia region of Turkey in Western Asia.

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Cultural regions of Lithuania

Lithuania can be divided into five historical and cultural regions (called ethnographic regions).

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Culture

Culture is a concept that encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups.

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Czech Republic

The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe.

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Dalmatia

Dalmatia (Dalmacija; Dalmazia; see names in other languages) is one of the four historical regions of Croatia, alongside Central Croatia, Slavonia, and Istria, located on the east shore of the Adriatic Sea in Croatia.

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Ethnicity

An ethnicity or ethnic group is a group of people who identify with each other on the basis of perceived shared attributes that distinguish them from other groups.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Geographic regions of Greece

The traditional geographic regions of Greece (geographic departments) are the country's main historical-geographic regions, and were also official administrative regional subdivisions of Greece until the 1987 administrative reform.

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Hen Ogledd

Yr Hen Ogledd, meaning the Old North, is the historical region that was inhabited by the Brittonic people of sub-Roman Britain in the Early Middle Ages, now Northern England and the southern Scottish Lowlands, alongside the fellow Brittonic Celtic Kingdom of Elmet.

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Historic counties of England

The historic counties of England are areas that were established for administration by the Normans, in many cases based on earlier kingdoms and shires created by the Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Celts and others.

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Historic counties of Wales

The historic counties of Wales (siroedd hynafol) were the thirteen sub-divisions used in Wales from either 1282 and 1535, up to their abolishment in 1974, being replaced by eight counties.

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Historical Latvian Lands

Historical Latvian Lands (Latviešu vēsturiskās zemes) or formerly Cultural regions of Latvia (Latvijas kultūrvēsturiskie novadi) are several areas within Latvia formally recognised as distinct from the rest of the country.

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Historical provinces of Finland

The historical provinces (historialliset maakunnat, singular historiallinen maakunta, historiska landskap) are former administrative or cultural areas of Finland, with origins from the slottslän of the Middle Ages.

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Historical regions in present-day Ukraine

This is a list of historical regions in present-day Ukraine.

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Historical regions of the United States

The territory of the United States and its overseas possessions has evolved over time, from the colonial era to the present day.

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Iraq

Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia and a core country in the geopolitical region known as the Middle East.

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Lands of Denmark

The three lands of Denmark historically formed the Danish kingdom from its unification and consolidation in the 10th century.

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Lands of Sweden

The lands of Sweden (Sveriges landsdelar) are three traditional and historical regions of the country, each consisting of several provinces.

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Linguistics

Linguistics is the scientific study of language.

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List of Greek place names

This is a list of Greek place names as they exist in the Greek language.

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List of historical regions of Central Europe

There are many historical regions of Central Europe.

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List of regions of ancient Armenia

This is a list of regions and or districts of ancient Armenia.

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List of regions of Serbia

The regions of Serbia include geographical and, to a lesser extent, traditional and historical areas.

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List of time periods

The categorisation of the past into discrete, quantified named blocks of time is called periodization.

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Macroregion

A macroregion is a geopolitical subdivision that encompasses several traditionally or politically defined regions or countries.

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Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia is a historical region of West Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in the northern part of the Fertile Crescent.

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Metageography is a term used by Martin W. Lewis and Kären E. Wigen's 1997 The Myth of Continents: A Critique of Metageography, which analyzes metageographical constructs such as "East", "West", "Europe", "Asia", "North" or "South".

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Microregion

Microregion is a designation for territorial entities. Historical region and Microregion are geography terminology stubs.

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Middle East

The Middle East (term originally coined in English Translations of this term in some of the region's major languages include: translit; translit; translit; script; translit; اوْرتاشرق; Orta Doğu.) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq.

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Migration Period

The Migration Period (circa 300 to 600 AD), also known as the Barbarian Invasions, was a period in European history marked by large-scale migrations that saw the fall of the Western Roman Empire and subsequent settlement of its former territories by various tribes, and the establishment of the post-Roman kingdoms.

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Military strategy

Military strategy is a set of ideas implemented by military organizations to pursue desired strategic goals.

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Moravia

Moravia (Morava; Mähren) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia.

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Persian Gulf

The Persian Gulf (Fars), sometimes called the (Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a mediterranean sea in West Asia.

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Polish historical regions

Polish historic regions are regions that were related to a former Polish state, or are within present-day Poland, with or without being identified in its administrative divisions.

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Politics

Politics is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status.

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Provinces of Finland

Between 1634 and 2009, Finland was administered as several provinces (Suomen läänit, Finlands län).

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Provinces of France

Under the Ancien Régime, the Kingdom of France was subdivided in multiple different ways (judicial, military, ecclesiastical, etc.) into several administrative units, until the National Constituent Assembly adopted a more uniform division into departments (départements) and districts in late 1789.

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Provinces of Portugal

The term "provinces" (províncias) has been used throughout history to identify regions of continental Portugal.

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Provinces of Scotland

The provinces of Scotland were the primary subdivisions of the early Kingdom of Alba, first recorded in the 10th century and probably developing from earlier Pictish territories.

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Provinces of Sweden

The 25 provinces of Sweden (Sveriges landskap) are historical, geographical and cultural regions.

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Region

In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and the environment (environmental geography).

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_region

Also known as Historical country, Historical landscape, Historical regions, Regional history, Traditional region.

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