PPT-Chapter 2 The Ancient Middle East

FERTILE CRESCENT area between Asia and Europe good soil for farming many different people migrate there lots of cultural diffusion MESOPOTAMIA Area of land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. 1 , Director, Middle East Program and The last five decades have witnessed an unusual push by women’s organizations and women activists in the Islamic world to bring about major changes in the st 3500 B.C.E. - 331 B.C.E.. Greater Gods & Goddesses. of the ancient near east. Anu. . (chief deity of Sumerians) . - . god of the sky. Enlil. . (son of . Anu. ) . – . lord of the winds and the earth. Written by: Bruce . Feiler. Reviewed by: Scott Berlin. Citation . Feiler. , B. S. (2011). Generation freedom: the Middle East uprisings and the remaking of the modern world. New York: Harper Perennial.. There are three peninsulas in the area – . Arabian. , . Anatolia. , & . Sinai. .. Peninsula. – a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides.. The Sinai Peninsula is separated from Africa by the Suez Canal, which was dug in 1868.. By: Katy . Mulderink. Poverty. Poverty is a huge issue in the Middle East, despite what one may think because of the oil industry.. Immigrant families have a hard time adjusting in the Middle East. . The Middle East After 1919. The Middle East in WWI: The Ottoman Empire. Ottomans fought with Germany and Austria Hungary. Challenge British control of the Suez canal & their colonies. Regain territory lost to Nationalist groups in the Balkans. of the. Middle East. Cheri . LaPorte. Riverheads High School. Middle East? . OR. Near East?. OR. Southwest Asia? . OR….?. Physical Geography. Have. Oil. Deserts. Shipping Locations. Have Not. 3200 B.C.-500 . B.C.. Section . Four. Egyptian Civilization. The ancient Egyptian civilization had an organized religion.. Ancient Egyptians believed . that many gods and goddesses ruled the world and the afterlife. . Francisci. WG.4. Palestine and Israel. Modern Day Israel. Before 1948, this land was known as Palestine.. After intense feelings of . nationalism. , the . Jewish. people in . Palestine. created the country of Israel in 1948.. SS7G5 The student will locate selected features in Southwestern Asia (Middle East). . a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: Euphrates River, Jordan River, Tigris River, Suez Canal, Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Arabian Sea, Red Sea, and Gaza Strip. . FSMS. 7. th. Grade Social Studies; Unit 3. Production, Distribution & Consumption. (Voluntary . Trade/Specialization/Trade Barriers/OPEC. ). October 18. th. . – 19. th. ; Georgia Standard SS7E6a.b.c. GUIDELINES FOR APPLICANTS FOR THE AOTRAUMA MIDDLE EAST AND NORTHERN AFRICA 1 The AOTrauma Middle East and Northern Africa AOTMENA Research Grants are funded by the TMENARegion of the AO Foundation a S Essential Question:. How do water pollution and the unequal distribution of water impact the Middle East (Southwest Asia)?. Standard: SS7G6a. Explain how water pollution and the unequal distribution of water impacts irrigation and drinking water.. 3200 B.C.- 500 B.C . Chapter 2. City-States of Ancient Sumer. What . are the 3 . most . important inventions . in mankind's history? . Geography Influences Fertile Crescent. Fertile Crescent.