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Geography of the Middle East

Where is the Middle East?

//What are the modern day countries that make up the region of the Middle East? //

Israel (Golan Heights and Palestinian Territories) Turkey Iran Iraq Cyprus Jordan Lebanon Syria Saudi Arabia Bahrain Kuwait Yemen Oman United Arab Emirates (Although Egypt is on the African continent - it is often included in this region)

//Learn more about Middle East geography //

1. Learn Middle Eastern country names 2. Play to see how well you know Middle East country names 3. Play to see if you know where Middle East countries are located 4. What are the major bodies of water around the Middle East 5. How well do you know the bodies of water in the Middle East 6. What are the capitals of Middle East countries 7. How well do you know the capitals of the Middle East

//People of the Middle East // People of the Middle East

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Oil in the Middle East media type="custom" key="24967024"

Using the video, create a timeline of the history of oil in the Middle East

Using the timelines you have made from the video, we'll begin to create interactive timelines. You may use any of these sites.

TimeRime

Tiki-Toki

Timeglider

TimeToast

Dipity

What is Islam? And how does it affect the culture of the Middle East? media type="custom" key="24967092"

__Unit Paper - Thesis: The geography of the Middle East affected trade and culture __ Part 1: Introductory paragraph and thesis Part 2: Physical geography of the Middle East Part 3: History of development of trade in the Middle East Part 4: History of cultures in the Middle east Part 5: Conclusion - prove thesis

Thursday, 2/20/2014 TRADE ROUTES OF THE MIDDLE EAST Trade Routes article

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Friday, 2/21/2014 THE SPREAD OF ISLAM IN THE MIDDLE EAST Spread of Islam article

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Monday, 2/24/2014 TEXTILES TRADED ALONG THE SILK ROAD The Silk Road was a major trade route that ran through the Middle East and to China - it was named because of what was mainly carried on that road for trade - silk from the Far East, which was very valuable. Other types of textiles were traded in the routes crossing the Middle East as well - textiles were an important trade good.

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 * Silk Making in China**
 * Textile Dyes from Plants**

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Tuesday, 2/25/2014 THE HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE OF CAMELS AND THE OASIS Oasis Slideshow The Arabian Camel article Desert Oasis - Miracle of the Desert article

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