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The Middle East. Its Greatest Contributions. What are the three greatest contributions?. They founded Islam, Christianity, Judaism, and other African religions. Many civilizations have sprouted in the Middle East (ie. Mesopotamia)
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The Middle East Its Greatest Contributions
What are the three greatest contributions? • They founded Islam, Christianity, Judaism, and other African religions. • Many civilizations have sprouted in the Middle East (ie. Mesopotamia) • Today, they have been a huge influence in the world economy, because of all its oil.
Religion • They have had a major influence on religion today. • Christianity started here • Islam was founded in the Middle East. It is now the most practiced religion in the world, in over 4 continents.
Civilizations • Agriculture is said to have started there, and because of them many civilizations have sprouted from • They started the first writing, cuneiform. • They invented irrigation • They started the first library • They have housed many civilizations like the Sumerians, Babylonian, Persians, ect…
The Economy • They have a lot of oil • This helps run all things, and keeps money moving in the stocks • Because of this, trade has expanded all over the world, and a lot of our imports come from the Middle East
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