Middle East Conflict Reference Library. 4 Volume Set (1st by Ralph G. Zerbonia, Sara Pendergast, PDF

By Ralph G. Zerbonia, Sara Pendergast,

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Do you have any opinions about what the future holds? Explain. Redrawing the Boundaries that Divide: You are taken back in time to 1918, and the Ottoman Empire—which has ruled the Middle East for four hundred years—has just collapsed. You have been given the job of drawing new national boundaries throughout the region. Starting with a blank map of the region, draw national boundaries that are intended to provide for a stable and lasting peace in the region. Carefully label your map to show the location of specific ethnic and religious groups, as well as to indicate access to precious natural resources, especially oil and water.

Head of state: President Bashar Assad, elected in 2000 upon the death of his father, President Hafez Assad.  Legal system: Based on Islamic law and civil law.  Major Political Parties: The National Progressive Front (a coalition of socialist and communists parties dominated by the Ba’ath Party). )  Major Exports: Oil; wheat; barley; cotton.  Poverty Rate: 20 percent of population below poverty line. )  Population by ethnic groups: Turkish 80 percent, Kurdish 20 percent (estimated). 8 percent (mostly Sunni); small numbers of Christians and Jews.

By 622 CE his teachings had so angered local officials, who felt that the rising influence of Muhammad’s teachings was taking away power from the Catholic church, that he was forced to leave Mecca. Based in the town of Medina, he built a huge following among surrounding tribes, who eagerly converted to Muhammad’s religion, known as Islam. ) By 630 CE Muhammad and his followers had retaken Mecca, and soon extended their control to the rest of the Arabian Peninsula.

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