What is the Middle East? According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica‚ the Middle East is the lands around the southern and eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea‚ extending from Morocco to the Arabian Peninsula and Iran and sometimes beyond. Geography There is no single definition of what constitutes the Middle East. The CIA website states that the Middle East includes these countries. Egypt is also included in many lists of countries in the Middle East. The borders of countries in the
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Alharbi Middle East Middle East The middle east is characterized by several features that makes it a unique part of the world. The middle east is considered as the ancient world where the ancient Egyptians lived and built their magnificent pyramids.in addition‚ The Middle Eastern region‚ like every other‚ is socially constructed based on race‚ language and religion. The region‚ which by most accounts spans from Morocco
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The Middle East is a significant historical region where it served as the birthplace for many cultures such as Christianity and Islam. Christianity an Islam expanded from this region‚ both religions had substantial impact on the course of history. However‚ Christianity and Islam have their similarities in religious beliefs‚ and deference a in expansion between the two. Christianity and Islam are the two largest regions in the world. They were both inherited from Judaism. They both believed
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Middle East Part 1 The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is an ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. Many issues still remain today between the two groups. These include mutual recognition‚ borders‚ security‚ water rights‚ control of Jerusalem‚ Israeli settlements‚ Palestinian freedom of movement and legalities concerning refugees. The violence resulting from the conflict has brought international actions‚ as well as security and human rights concerns‚ within‚ between both sides‚ and internationally
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biggest problem in the Middle East is the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq‚ also known as ISIS. This Muslim extremist group has be-headed three international journalist‚ two of them being United States citizens. They are looking to militarize radical Islamic followers and re-establish a radical Muslim rule in Iraq and Syria. Recently an allied international force‚ headed by the United States‚ has joined forces to stop ISIS from growing and gaining a stronger foothold in the Middle East. The recent international
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When starting a new way of life you are going to need some help. The Balfour Declaration was made in November 1917. The Balfour Declaration led the Jewish community into thinking that Britain would support the creation of a Jewish state in the Middle East. Balfour declared his support for a creation of the Jew’s homeland in a area call Palestine‚ though there had to be safeguards for the “rights of non-Jewish communities in Palestine”. The Jews were happy of this but the Palestinian Arab were not
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The Middle East is part of three major continents‚ Africa‚ Asia‚ and Europe with trade routes overland and sea. Cultural Diffusion is the spread of ideas‚ invention‚ and achievements by traders‚ conquerors‚ and migrating people. Strategic locations like the Middle Eastern nations sit on vast reserves of oil. It has importance to the world’s military and economy. Some countries link seas to the ocean by canals so ships with tanks filled with oil can transport the goods. Physical Features have affected
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Over the course of a couple hundred years‚ many things can change‚ and surprisingly‚ some will stay constant. Take East Asia for example‚ between 1200 CE and 1400 CE the region was under the rule of three different dynasties (Song‚ Yuan‚ and Ming). Between 1492 and 1750‚ culture was spread through the Atlantic World (Western Europe‚ Western Africa‚ and the Eastern Americas) through trade and socialization. These interactions caused socio economic transformation due to the introduction of new crops
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Changed for People Between 1750 and 1900 (Prevention of Diseases) The Industrial Revolution between 1750 and 1900 brought on major advances in medicine‚ especially in the fields of hygiene and vaccinations for previously deadly diseases. Scientists started thinking more logically about preventing disease and infection and‚ during this time‚ managed to greatly influence the health practices that we have today. In this essay‚ I shall be showing the continuity and change in the field of prevention
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Continuity/Change Over Time During the 1450’s to 1750’s the Americas were evolving at a constant rate. The slave trade and the use trade such as the triangular trade were very common during this time-period due to the rise in plantations‚ causing a diverse region in South America. In addition‚ forced labor was an important constant throughout the region and was controlled by Spanish and the Inca’s which also allowed for a mixture of culture and ethnicities. South America throughout the time-period
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