1. Arabian Peninsula

2. Known For Rich culture Bell Shape of the Peninsula First traders – businessmen Geometry and Geometric Design Rug Making Arabian Horses and Racing

3. Kabbah Structure built to keep idols Idols – statues Religious travelers Placed their idols here For safe keeping Located in Mecca

4. Kings Still Rule Here King Abdullah of Jordan w/President Bush

5. Abdullah The King Has Much Responsibility Links Jordan with U.S. Wears many hats Has a Military Helicopter Loves to scuba dive and Loves to rock climb

6. Ancient Culture Bedouin People Raise cattle and sheep Welcome travelers in the desert Hospitality to travelers is very common Use camels as transportation across the desert Bring their goods to market – must travel great distances to trade

7. Bedouin Ancient People Of the Arabian Desert

8. Contributions Trade across the world Geometric Design Mathematics Algebra Medicine and Science Masters of the Desert and living in the desert Polo Arabian Horses and Horse Racing

9. Polo Invented by the Arabs Loved by the British Polo is an excellent sport Expensive and Impressive Played by kings and Princes throughout the world

10. Algebra Arabians were great mathematicians They were great thinkers who created or completed the concept of Algebra

11. Geometric Design Used for Rugs Stained Glass Legos

12. Profound Thinking Crusaders went to Jerusalem to save the holy land from the Muslims When they got there, they discovered this new culture of people – highly advanced, thinkers and mathematicians Instead of conquering the Muslims and taking the holy land from them… There was an exchange of ideas This led to many changes across the world as the crusaders took their new knowledge back to Europe with them It also impacted the holy land – they learned things from the Crusaders who knew how to plant and grow things, how to get water from one place to another, how to build arches in buildings Roads, geometric design, rug making, iron making, city planning, art, music and religion were all new ideas exchanged among the people converging in the holy land

13. City of Mecca

14. At Night