The Middle East (as a region, not a country) was one of the five major theaters of World War I activity. (Others including the Western Front, the Italian-Austrian Front, the Eastern Front, and the Balkan Front).
British forces engaged the Ottomans in what is now Egypt, Israel, Palestine, and Lebanon. The British also created and armed Arab and Jewish Militias to assist them in their attacks against the Ottomans.
They were the first group in the middle east to practice monotheism (or at least monolatry, which is an early form of monotheism).
He was successor to his father Darius as king of the Persian Empire, led a failed invasion of Greece to bring peace to the Middle East, and re-consolidated the Empire.
Geography was important in the Middle Ages because they helped make maps and people who sailed across the oceans needed to where to go so they needed a map of the world.
It launched several failed efforts to capture British territories in the region. (APEX)
because they had money
It has half of the oil supply of the world.
If Middle East Politics were the title of a play, religious and ethnic tensions would play the lead.
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Religion played a very negative role in the middle east. It was the main source of conflicts since Christians and Muslims despised each other.
The River Nile, The Tigris-Euphrates river basin, and the River Jordan all play roles in the hydro-politics of the Middle East. Water politics play an important role in the desert region.
Oil was one of the incentives to invade the Middle East. With this, came terrorism on our own soil.
France and Great Britain took control of much of the Middle East.
Most of the world's oil comes from the Middle East region, particularly from countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Iran. These countries have significant oil reserves and play a major role in global oil production.
They were the first group in the middle east to practice monotheism (or at least monolatry, which is an early form of monotheism).
France and Great Britain took control of much of the Middle East.
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Israel and America are allies.