1. Geography of the Eastern Mediterranean Jordan, Syria and Lebanon

3. Jordan Lies between Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Israel From 1500 until end of WWI was a part of the Ottoman Empire Was a part of Palestine and under British control in 1920

4. Jordan Cont. British made land East of Jordan River: “Trans-Jordan” Name changed in 1950 to “Jordan” –Became a independent nation Lost West Bank to Israel in 1967

5. Dry desert land. Few Natural Resources. Few Rivers

6. Dead Sea Sea of Galilee Jordan Valley

7. IsraelJordan Dead Sea

8. Scenes from the Dead Sea

11. Bedouins in the Syrian Desert

15. NO OIL RESERVES!!

16. Amman, Jordan

17. Ancient cities in Jordan Petra Famous from the Indiana Jones movies

21. World’s first alphabet was written in Syria

23. Roman ruins of Palmyra in Syria

24. Damascus, Syria

25. Suqs in Damascus (Like Markets)

26. Minarets (Mosque)

27. Muezzins (Call To Prayer)

28. Lebanon

29. Lebanon Mountains Bakaa Valley

30. Lebanon Smaller than Connecticut Very Mountainous 3.7 Million People

31. Beirut, Lebanon “Paris of the Middle East” Biggest City: 1.7 Million People

32. Roman ruins in Lebanon

33. Coffee salesman in Lebanon

34. Problems in Lebanon Religious Differences: –Christian v. Muslim Political Power Struggle: –Christians have most power Geography Separates Rather Than Unify

35. Result Civil War 1975-1993 Terrorism Foreign Intervention