Southwest AsiaSouthwest Asia

The Middle EastThe Middle East

Osama Bin LadenOsama Bin Laden

Saddam HusseinSaddam Hussein

Muammar al-Gaddafi

King Abdullah bin Abdul King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-SaudAziz al-Saud

Hassan Rouhani

DubaiDubai

BahrainBahrain

MeccaMecca

JerusalemJerusalem

Middle East HistoryMiddle East History

Oldest civilization on EarthOldest civilization on Earth Egyptians (3000-1000 BC) Egyptians (3000-1000 BC) Assyrians and Babylonians (1000-500 BC) Assyrians and Babylonians (1000-500 BC) Persians (550-330 BC) Persians (550-330 BC) Greeks (330-60 BC)Greeks (330-60 BC) Romans (60 BC - 140 AD)Romans (60 BC - 140 AD) Ottoman Empire (1300 – 1923 AD)Ottoman Empire (1300 – 1923 AD) European Colonialism (1913 – 1979 AD)European Colonialism (1913 – 1979 AD)

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Major Religions developed hereMajor Religions developed here Christianity (Israel)Christianity (Israel) Judaism (Israel)Judaism (Israel) Islam (Saudi Arabia)Islam (Saudi Arabia)

Contributions includeContributions include The ZeroThe Zero Great PyramidsGreat Pyramids

Issues Facing Middle Issues Facing Middle EastEast

Israeli / Palestinian ConflictIsraeli / Palestinian Conflict Women’s rightsWomen’s rights TerrorismTerrorism Arab SpringArab Spring OilOil

Geography of the M.E.Geography of the M.E.

Sahara DesertSahara Desert Arabian PeninsulaArabian Peninsula

““The Empty Quarter”The Empty Quarter” Tigris, Jordan riversTigris, Jordan rivers Persian GulfPersian Gulf

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IraqIraq IranIran Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia KuwaitKuwait BahrainBahrain QatarQatar United Arab United Arab

EmiratesEmirates YemenYemen OmanOman

TurkmenistanTurkmenistan UzbekistanUzbekistan KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan TajikistanTajikistan AfghanistanAfghanistan PakistanPakistan

Geography of the Middle Geography of the Middle EastEast

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Why do we call it Why do we call it the Middle East? the Middle East?