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Explain the difference between the Occident and the Orient.

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Answer:

The term Orient derbies from the Latin Word orientation meaning east. The opposite term Occident derives from the Latin word occidens, mean west.

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Answer and Explanation:

Orient is the part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening

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