The Middle East

7th Grade Social Studies

The Middle East

8/04 What do these 3 countries have in common?

Unit Essential Questions

1. What are the causes of the conflicts in the Middle East?

2. Who is entitled to the land that is in dispute in the region?

3. Why is the United States fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan?

4. What are possible solutions to the conflicts in the Middle East?

K/W/L

What do you already know?

What do you want to learn?

What did you learn?

the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; oil;

Islam;

9/11;

Weapons of mass destruction

“Why do they hate us?”

Why did 9/11 happen?

Why are we fighting in these countries?

Stay tuned to find out!

Middle East Map