Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Mediterranean Memory Palace Map

Roman Numerals I to X are for the Modern Standard Arabic measures; 
Roman Numerals XI to XV extend into classical Arabic;
And finally, numbers 1 to 4 cover memory pegs for the exceptional words based on 4 consonants


In the following formulas, I will use "C," "K," and "Q" for generic letters representing any "Consonant."
"A" is for the diacritic fatHa.

I. Casablanca, Morocco = CaKaQa
     Like Casablanca, it starts & ends with Consonant+fatHa (Ca/Qa), but the middle vowel is unpredictable.

II. Algiers, Algeria = CaKKaQa
     In the middle of French speaking North Africa, we have a city with a redundant name.  Double the middle.

III.  Carthage, Tunisia = CaaKaQa
     In the beginning of Tunisia history, Hannibal takes elephants over to sack Rome.  Add elif to the beginning.

IV.  Tripoli, Libya = 'aCKaQa
     Make that first Consonant trip over its vowel in Tripoli, and you'll have the pattern for the fourth measure.

V.  Egypt = taCaKKaQa
     The restless Algerians take back Egypt for the Sunni from the Fatima Shia.  Ta(ke) + Algeria Pattern.

VI.  Palestine = taCaaKaQa
     The Phoenicians from Carthage send reinforcements to the Philistines after Goliath dies.  Ta(ke) + Tunisia.

Special note: everything from Israel to Istanbul, Turkey, Measures VII to X, all start with "i".

VII.  Israel = inCaKaQa
     The Children of Israel are back "in" the promised land again.

 VIII.  Lebanon = iCtaKaQa
     Plant the cedar trees (ta) at the beginning of history for Lebanon.  

IX. Syria = 'iCaKaQQa
     We are going to do a double take at the end of the Arabic speaking coastline studying two cities here.

X Istanbul, Turkey = istaCaKaQa
     It couldn't be any easier than this, Measure X starts with "ista" just like "istanbul."

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