Middle East

What is Middle East?

The Middle East is exactly what it says. It is a region that is in the center of Africa, Asia, and Europe. It is also said to be called, "the crossroad of the world" because it is the route that most trading goes through. It has a very wide range of geographical changes, but the five main ones are Northern Tier, Arabian Peninsula, Fertile Crescent, Nile Valley, and Maghreb. They all are very different, from deserts to mountains to coasts. We have heard that the Middle East has a huge economical affect on the world because of its supply of oil. It also is the center of religion, mainly Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.

Describe why this region over the past thousand years is continually at the center of word conflict.

I think that it is constantly in conflict because of the religious tension and cultural beliefs of all the people that live there.