Ancient_Middle_East

Ancient Middle East The ancient, fruitful Middle East is not easily defined. It is an area that can be viewed in many different ways, and to capture a single definition for the region is difficult, if not impossible. This region encompasses a vast array of cultures, religions, ethnicities, values, and geographical configurations. These differences are vital to understanding the social process and the cultural makeup that lie within this area. In this essay I plan to touch on four important aspects that contribute the unification and the diversification of the Middle East, starting with the geographically differences that litter the different counties, then the cultural gaps, and finally, I will discuss the religions that are popular in the area, focusing on the effects of Islam. Even naming this land in question is up for debate. If it is called the Middle East, what does it lay middle east of' It is an ethnocentric description on the part of the world, and all though Americans are accustom to using it, it is not necessarily the most universally popular name for the region. None the less, it is the way I also plan to describe these twenty-one middle, east, important, water, religion, region, one, islam, different, area, sea, main, about, way, social, popular, people, family, extremely, differences, countries, because, although, years, women, viewed, two, should, roles, political, often, noted, much, modesty, means