These varieties of beliefs are what make the Middle East such a diverse place. ... During the time of ancient Middle East, religion had a great impact upon politics as well. ... All of these places were very large parts of Ancient Middle East. ... The Middle East had so many religions all being practiced concurrently. ... Therefore this is something that allows the ancient Middle East to stand out. ...

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The economy of the Middle East is somewhat similar to the economy of India. ... The Middle East is a very highly taxed, which makes the economy also very week and poor. ... Temperatures in the Middle East seem to be very extreme and unbearable to what we are used to. ... The Middle East has many rivers the most popularly known the Nile has two different climates. ... In no way are men and women in the Middle East treated as being equal to each other. ...

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Egypt is located in the Middle East right next to Libya on the other side lies Saudi Arabia. ... The food is influenced by the Middle East and by Africa. ... But on the other hand I could also believe this because of their relative location near the Middle East. ...

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This difference in ideology caused some major problems in the Middle East. ... The Six-Day War soon followed, in which Israeli forces overran the Sinai Peninsula, the Golan Heights on the Syrian border, and East Jerusalem. ... Having peace in the Middle East could pacify many extremist groups, on both sides. If they all could come to a mutual agreement on how the ports and trade should be shared, to leave each country to govern itself and for others not to interfere with them while doing this, and by accepting each country no matter who lives there and what religion is practiced there, all gro...

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When the subject of drug use is addressed, most individuals think about the abuse of narcotics - yet the topic of drug use spans a whole plethora of different categories, including legal and illegal consumption of substances. History has shown that drug use has been a prominent part of human culture...

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Anwar Sadat's Leadership Muhammed Anwar al-Sadat, once the President of the Republic of Egypt is mainly remembered for his devotion to peace in the Middle East and as the first Arab leader to recognize Israel. ... Anwar Sadat played a leading role in paving the way for Pacifism amongst Arabs and Israelis in the Middle East During his early years he was posted at a distant military base. ... Having restored some of the Arabs" wounded pride, Sadat moved decisively to change the face of the Middle East. ... Before Sadat took action and went to Israel, the Middle East seemed to be on...

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Some people left Yemen and moved on to the Middle East and from there on to Europe about 50,000 years ago. Some went the opposite way from the Middle East and headed to the Bering Strait and eventually crossed over into Alaska about 20,000 years ago. ...

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The number of mutilated woman and girls in Africa and the Middle East is increasing due to population growth, according to Win News. But internationally financed population, health and safe motherhood programs ignore Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and have failed to implement effective preventive e...

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It is located in North East Africa, by the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. ... The Nile River valley is a flood plain, and is able to grow wheat, oats, grains, and papyrus, and because of the abundance and bounty of Egypt, became a cultural hub with people in the Middle East. ...

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Mesopotamia was located near present day Iraq in the Middle East, surrounded by two rivers, the Euphrates and the Tigris. ... In the middle of the pack there where local-leaders and priests, but most of the population made up the peasants that lived in the civilization. ...

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In the East, Umayyad rule brought the Arabs into contact with the Turks who, like the Berbers, embraced Islam and, in the course of time, became its staunch defenders. ... Western View of Islam in the Middle Ages. ...

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The Brooklyn Museum of Art has an extraordinary collection of Egyptian, Islamic, Asian and African art. The museum houses over one million objects from ancient Egypt to contemporary art and represents almost every culture. They make note that the Egyptian art is separated from the African art beca...

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The food of the middle ages was very different from the food of today.During the Middle Ages in North Europe in 9000 B.C. and the beginning of the Christian era, western civilization came into being in Egypt and in what historians call Ancient Western Asia (modern-day Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Turkey, southwestern Russia, Iraq and Iran). they mainly used cattle and sheep for food. ... Most of these foods came from the New World, which Europeans did not journey to until the late 15th century (coffee was originally a native of Abyssinia, while tea was found in the Far East). ... ...

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Egypt: Cultural Analysis Egypt still holds some of the greatest mysteries of the world, even though it has been studied for hundreds of years. There are many unanswered questions about ancient Egyptian culture, but one cultural fact is as true today as it was in ancient times. The life of Egy...

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For years Palomar College has offered many study abroad programs that have allowed numerous students to experience and participate in other cultures around the world. The study abroad programs include life science courses, historical visitations, art workshops, and foreign language experiences. Enr...

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The Arab-Israeli Conflict is a conflict between Arabs and Jews in the Middle East over the land of Palestine. This conflict has led to many wars, beginning in 1948, between Arab nations, Palestinian refugees, and the state of Israel. Since 1979 many peace efforts have been proposed trying to resolve...

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Ancient Egypt consisted of the three kingdoms of Old, Middle, and New, the Old and Middle Kingdoms consisted of the time of the pyramids but when the New Kingdom came around pyramids had been broken into and looted. ... It shaped their society in ways that in this day and age seems quite ridiculous, but back then they even believed that the sun was their god and their place of solitude would be somewhere in the east where the sun set. ...

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Looking far back into time, two immense civilizations emerged out of the Middle East. Egypt and Mesopotamia were both very successful civilizations that thrived on different aspects of culture and life. Some may say that these two civilizations were similar in many ways and in fact they were similar...

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