BOSNIAN

Where did they come from?

Illyrians

Who were they ruled by?

535-554 Ostrogoths – King Theodonz 955 Servian – Prince Ceslav 968 Croatian – King Kresimir 1019 Roman Emperor – Basil ll 1135 King Bela ll of Hungary

How did these rulers influence the region/ethnic group?

Became Romanized

-Mining for gold

-Agriculture 9th century – westernized – Latin

Christianity Ottoman Rules – Christian to Islam

What wars/conflicts were they involved in?

Bosnia Civil War 1992-1995

What religion do they practice(majority)?

Muslim

What is their economy based on?

Agriculture Livestock Mining Industry

3 Ways the geography impacted development of this ethnic group…

Bosnia is right in between Croatia and Serbia.

Declared independence from Yugoslavia.

Bosnia is landlocked and does not have any coasts. Because of this their economy is based on agriculture and mining instead of a fishing industry.