Middle East History Essays and Term Papers

Egypt, you might start to think about the many wonders that have arrived from the modernized, but ancient land. First you might think of the Great Pyramids of Giza and why and how they got there. Also, there are the ancient writings, known as hieroglyph…

accurately at that, that history repeats itself. One might say that every day is a new day, and rightly so. What we misinterpret is not that we enter into a new day, but that because it is a new day everything is new. Therein lies our fault. Today…

present-day Iraq. One of the most vicious in history was Nebuchadnezzar (sixth century BCE), the Babylonian king who built the most powerful nation in the world by ruthlessly attacking and annexing neighboring countries. In Jewish tradition, the…

Liberation Organization (PLO) justifiably claim to be 'the sole, legitimate representative of the Palestinian people.'? The PLO was set up in 1964 by an Arab League decision in response to growing signs of Palestinian unrest. The Palestinians…

rivers", was exactly that; an area of land between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers. Many civilizations were created and destroyed on this land because of its lack of natural boundaries, leaving it quite vulnerable to attack. Egypt, protected by…

Lebanon Mount Lebanon has been a troubled region throughout much of Lebanese history. Through most of the 19th century, the Maronite and Druze inhabitants of the Mount Lebanon region had successfully coexisted in an intricate inter-sectarian system.…

important event in the history of modern Israel. It radically changed both the domestic and foreign policies of the government. The Six-Day War set the stage for the political situation in Israel today. After the war, Israel gained prestige on the…

        The Middle East, once an area of severe fighting and active terrorism, is now free of violence due to the actions of one man, Yasser Arafat. Yasser Arafat has helped create a place where the Palestine and Israeli people can live together…

one the most evil men in the world next to Osama bin Laden. Yet, in his country of Iraq, he is believed to be very beloved by the people of his nation, but there are some that want him out of power. The United States tried unsuccessfully to target…

founder of Islam. He was born in Mecca, at the time the central city of the Arabian Peninsula. During the ten years between his arrival in Medina and his death in ad 632, Muhammad laid the basis for the ideal Islamic state. A group of committed Muslim…