Global Connections . Culture - PBS
The many cultures of the Middle East. Culture, a shared set of traditions, belief systems, and behaviors, is shaped by history, religion, ethnic identity, language, and nationality, among other ...
Global Connections . Geography - PBS
The rich, fertile soil of the Middle East led early civilizations to settle, domesticate plants and animals, and thrive. The Fertile Crescent between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers known as ...
Global Connections . Stereotypes - PBS
Since before the Crusades, European visitors to the Middle East have often exaggerated the differences between themselves and local Middle Eastern communities, concentrating on the …
Global Connections . Religion | PBS
Many early Christian saints lived in the Middle East. The tradition of asceticism (denial of physical pleasures in order to come closer to God) developed first in the Middle East, and the monastic ...
Global Connections . Roles of Women | PBS
Within Islam, head coverings vary by culture. They range from loose scarves to veils and full-length coverings, such as the burqa worn by many Afghan women. There is also a new style …
Global Connections . Natural Resources - PBS
The Middle East is similarly disproportionately rich in natural gas (32 percent of the world's known natural gas reserves are in the region) and phosphate (Morocco alone has more than half of …
Global Connections . Science and Technology | PBS
Cutting-edge science in the Middle East. Following the rise of Islam in the seventh century C.E., . science and technology flourished in the Islamic world to a far greater extent than they did in ...
A Portrait Of Jesus' World - Hellenistic Culture - PBS
Hellenistic Culture ... The Hellenistic world is that world that was created after the conquests of the near east by Alexander the Great at the end of the fourth century B.C. ... By the middle of ...
Global Connections . Timeline | PBS
The city unearthed by the excavations near Angora (now Ankara), Turkey, is the ancient Hittite city Hattusas, the capital of the Hittite Empire during the second millennium B.C.E.
Why Is America The Target Of Militant Islam? - PBS
The majority of people in the Middle East view American policy in the region as extremely cynical. While America declares its support for democracy and human rights for Americans and for the …