1. Bosnia Brittny, Chuck, Adam, & Steve Pd: 12

2. Where are they from? They came from North Eastern Europe. They were ruled by Hungary in the 1200’s

3. Influenced the region… The Turkish rulers Brought in Islam and other different religious cultures. They fought Rome before 1000 A.D. and in the 14 th century there were conflicts between the Subic and Kotromanic families which ended in 1322.

4. Rulers… In 1463 Ottomoman Turks conquered Bosnia region. In 1918 Bosnia became part of the South Slave state of Yugoslavia.

5. Religion Practiced… 45% are Muslim 36% are Serb Orthodox

6. Economy… They have small inefficient privately owned farms. The country receives substantial amounts of reconstruction assistance and humanitarian aid from the international community. Support for Eastern European Democracy (SEED) assistance accounts for 20%-25% of economic growth in Bosnia Political corruption is one of the more acute problems in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the main one that accounts for low amount of tax money used for the population, due to government inefficiency and corruption, especially at the lowest levels.

7. Impact… The Southern part has Mediterranean climate and a great deal of agriculture. So that helps the farming community Close to 50% forested. That impacts the landscape and makes food for the people there so they can survive. The river Drina in Bosnia causes the land around it to be very fertile for farming.