Rice is an unincorporated community in Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States. Rice has a U.S. Post Office with the ZIP code 23966. The nearest town to Rice is Farmville. During the Civil War ear, it was known as Rice's Depot. As of 2010, Rice's population is 2,256 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 9.51 percent. The median home cost in Rice is $164,640.
In 1517, the Ottoman Empire extended its domain to include the Arabic-speaking regions of North Africa, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, and the Arabian Peninsula. With this, they now controlled the 3 holy sites â Makkah, Madinah, and Jerusalem â and thus bore the responsibility of the protectors of the holy cities.
The Ottoman Turks would be the dominant empire in the Middle East until 1923 when the dynasty could not recover from the defeat of World War I. There were a number of factors that contributed to the success of the Ottoman Empire. The rise of the Ottoman Empire coincided with the fall of another powerful player in the region. The Byzantine Empire was in serious decline due to weak leadership and the lasting effects of the Crusaders from Western Europe.