SOUTHWEST ASIA… ALSO KNOWN AS THE MIDDLE EAST

OPENING QUESTIONS… What countries

make up the Middle East?

Why is this region called the ‘Middle East’?

LESSON OBJECTIVES Locate and identify various countries and physical

features of the Middle East and Northern Africa Outline the history of the Middle East Explain the Jewish and Islamic religions Describe characteristics of the Jewish and Islamic

religions by completing a worksheet Explain the Israeli and Palestinian conflict Report on a current event in the Middle East Explain oil and its importance to the rest of the

world

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Water Resources

Tigris River Euphrates River

Mountains

Arabian Peninsula A region where you can

build countless sandcastles!

CULTURE Polygamy Tribal Laws Dress Codes

Language Arabic

HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST Ancient Culture Hearth

Mesopotamia: also known as _____________ and _____________Rivers Located in__________

Ottoman Empire

History has led to several religious beliefs

THE RELIGIONS OF THE MIDDLE EAST Judaism

Christianity

Islam*

ISRAEL AND PALESTINE Territory Conflict

UN Mandate of Palestine The Partition-1947

Jewish State: Arab State: Jerusalem: An International City

Arab/Israeli War 1948-1949

SIX DAY WAR - 1967 Israel added:

West Bank Golan Heights Gaza Sinai Peninsula East Jerusalem

Results UN Resolution 242

Land for Peace Agreements

Camp David Accord 1993 Oslo Accord

ONGOING CONCERNS Palestinian Statehood

Different governments Messy geography

Israeli settlements in Palestinian lands Terrorist attacks

The issue of Jerusalem