The Geography of the Middle East Essay The Middle East is a large and diverse geographical area located in southwest Asia and northeast Africa. It extends over 2‚000 miles from the Black Sea in the north to the Arabian Sea in the south‚ and about 1‚000 miles from the Mediterranean Sea in the west to the mountains of Iran. The term “Middle East” came into common use in the early twentieth century‚ but remains loosely defined. One term sometimes applied to part of this area is “Fertile Crescent‚” which
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defensive wars against other tribes. Some tribes united with other tribes under the overall rule of a powerful chieftain. Some tribal forms of government had existed in some parts of the world. The Oriental State -It existed in the values of the Tigris‚ Euphrates‚ the Nile and Yellow Rivers. The factors that influenced the rise of these empires were attributed to fertility of the soil‚ climate‚ abundance of water‚ vast land areas for expansion‚ and culture. -The existence of these empires
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The Fertile Crescent west of the Mediterranean and on the east by the Euphrates and Tigris rivers‚ and includes all or parts of Israel‚ the West Bank‚ Jordan‚ Lebanon‚ Syria‚ and Iraq. This is the birth place of the ancient world. The Fertile Crescent is a bow-shaped tract of land in South-west Asia stretching from Jordan northwards to southern Turkey‚ then swinging southwards to the borders of Iraq and Iran. Along its route it incorporates parts of Israel‚ Lebanon and Syria. The physical characteristics
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Mesopotamian city of Assur. Originally the city was inhabited by a population of Hurrain origin‚ and later by Semitic Arcadians‚ and then by the new Semitic newcomers‚ the Amorites. Soon‚ the mixture of these tribes mastered the areas between the Tigris River and its tributaries‚ the Great and Small Zab. The economic basis of the Assyrians was based upon the ownership of small estates and trade with outside nations. Huge political flexibility and good organization allowed them to set up important
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Chapter 1 Part 1 Early Man • Most of the 2 million plus years of mans existence has been associated with the Paleolithic (Old Stone) Age. • This period had both Homo erectus and Homo sapiens sapiens and lasted until 14‚000 years ago. HE disappeared about 40‚000 years ago. HSS are our direct descendants. Hunter/Gatherer and Late Paleolithic Developments • HG economies dominated human history until 9000 BCE and help propel migration over most of the lands of the earth. • Tool
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Many gods of nature. | *Headed by the pharaoh.*Viziers governed different parts of the empire. | *Stele is inscribed in stone labs.*Egyptians built their pyramids‚ statues and monuments out of stone. | Mesopotamia | Located in Iraq; a desert Tigris & Euphrates. Mesopotamia land between the 2 main rivers called “fertile crescent” due to its rich soil. | Many harsh or punishing gods of nature. | *Mesopotamia cities were actually city- states. Led by the king.*The center of each city-state
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Civilizations River Valley Civilizations were the first elements of civilizations. They were the first civilizations that influenced our society today. Two of the world’s first river valley civilizations were the Nile River Valley in Egypt‚ and the Tigris and Euphrates River Valley in Mesopotamia. These river valley civilizations survived because they had the characteristics that demonstrate what a civilization is‚ and how the people survived. Both civilization achieved‚ and contributed greatly to
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means that they could grow crops for food and farm for animals and their products. All these civilizations where near the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Golf‚ for centuries they were called Mesopotamia. These civilizations were between two rivers‚ Tigris and Euphrates. The Sumer civilization was located in southern Mesopotamia‚ northwestern from the Persian Gulf. The name Sumer comes from the language Akkadian and means “land of the civilized kings”‚ and the citizens
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societies developed in southwest Asia (Mesopotamia). The existence of politics and social order can only be explained by how‚ through the adaptation of an organization‚ the government came to be. Mesopotamia‚ known as “the land between the rivers” (Tigris and Euphrates)‚ began the irrigation process. The people‚ known as Sumerians‚ used their surrounding resources and were able to build structures to assist them in transporting water over to the crops. This was obviously helpful to increase their harvest
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oil underneath the desert surface. The Arabian Peninsula is the birth place of Islam and the holy city of Mecca that attracts Muslims from around the world. The Fertile Crescent is an arc shaped region that stretches from eastern Mediterranean‚ Tigris and Euphrates rivers‚ and the Persian Gulf. There is rich soil and an abundance of water that causes a large population. There are very few natural boundaries so invaders have conquered fertile lands and rich cities. In the spring‚ early summer‚ the
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