Middle East Change Continuity The Middle East was

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Middle East Change ● Continuity The Middle East was a hearth for monotheism, producing

Middle East Change ● Continuity The Middle East was a hearth for monotheism, producing Zoroastrianism, and it harbored the birth of both Jesus and Mohammad. Why? : This is a change because in the times before the monotheistic religions, polytheistic religion was the main religion in practice, and converted with the rise of the Persian Empire, and the birth of two prophets of two major religions, Islam and Christianity. ● The Middle East was a trading hub throughout Units 1 -3 ● The Middle East also had large empires throughout its history, albeit the few instances where it's was ruled briefly by another, in Units 1 -3 Why? : The main reason that the Middle East was a trading hub is that at almost all times, there were two empires on either side of them, and they coulthe d produce items that others could not produce Over time, empires like the Persian, the Mesopotamian, and the Islamic empires all had control of the Middle East. Looking into the important empires that ruled over the Middle Eastoriginated in the region http: //www. timemaps. com/history/middle -east-500 bc This is where you can find both more insight on the timeline and maps showing the change of the Middle East over time. I. e: Who was ruling, what states etc. Important Empires Ancient Mesopotamia ~3700500 B. C. E Persian Empire ~700 -300 B. C. E Islamic Caliphate ~400 -1000 A. D.

Change Middle East Important Empires Ancient Mesopotamia ~3700500 B. C. E Persian Empire ~700

Change Middle East Important Empires Ancient Mesopotamia ~3700500 B. C. E Persian Empire ~700 -300 B. C. E Islamic Caliphate ~400 -1000 A. D. ● Continuity The Middle East was a hearth for monotheism, producing Zoroastrianism, and it harbored the birth of both Jesus and Mohammad. Why? : This is a change because in the times before the monotheistic religions, polytheistic religion was the main religion in practice, and converted with the rise of the Persian Empire, and the birth of two prophets of two major religions, Islam and Christianity. ● The Middle East was a trading hub throughout Units 1 -3 ● The Middle East also had large empires throughout its history, albeit the few instances where it's was ruled briefly by another, in Units 1 -3 Why? : The main reason that the Middle East was a trading hub is that at almost all times, there were two empires on either side of them, and they coulthe d produce items that others could not produce Over time, empires like the Persian, the Mesopotamian, and the Islamic empires all had control of the Middle East. Looking into the important empires that ruled over the Middle Eastoriginated in the region http: //www. timemaps. com/history/middle -east-500 bc This is where you can find both more insight on the timeline and maps showing the change of the Middle East over time. I. e: Who was ruling, what states etc.