Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.

Example Input: Much of the ministry of Jesus occurred on the shores of Lake Galilee.
Example Output: Jesus gave most of his speeches on the shores of Lake Galilee.

Example Input: The first minaret was constructed in 665 in Basra during the reign of the Umayyad caliph Muawiyah I. Muawiyah encouraged the construction of minarets, as they were supposed to bring mosques on par with Christian churches with their bell towers.
Example Output: The first minaret was built in 665 in Basra when Muawiyah was in power. Muawiyah wanted to built minarets, because they would make mosques look as good as Christian churches with their bell towers.

Example Input: Approximately half the size of Taiwan, it has a land area of 18,575.5 square kilometres (7,172 sq mi).
Example Output:
With a land area of 7,172 square miles, it's half the size of Taiwan.