1. Welcome to MENA! What does MENA stand for? What are some familiar words you may know about this region of the world? So what’s located here?

2. Ummm…What did you say? Vocabulary terms you need to know while studying this region: Civilization, ethnic group, nationalism, interdependence, globalization, fundamentalism, human rights

3. Essential Questions How does where people live influence how they live? What are the fundamental core beliefs of each major religion? What are the essential commonalities of all religions? The essential differences? Why has interdependence led to globalization? What are the driving forces and consequences of globalization? How can conflict influence political, social, and economic change?

4. Countries Western Sahara Morocco Algeria Tunisia Libya Egypt Afghanistan Iran Iraq Kuwait Syria Lebanon Bahrain Cyrus Israel Jordan Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Turkey Yemen United Arab Emirates Island Regions Canary Islands Madeira Islands Landforms Syrian Desert Hindu Kush Sahara Desert Arabian Desert Libyan Desert Great Salt Desert (Dasht-E-Kavir) Arabian Peninsula Atlas Mountains Ahaggar Mountains Taurus Mountains Pontic Mountains Zagros Mountains Plateau of Iran Anatolian Plateau Bodies of Water Tigris River Nile River Euphrates River Jordan River Mediterranean Sea Black Sea Caspian Sea Persian Gulf Gulf of Oman Arabian Sea Gulf of Aden Red Sea Dead Sea Suez Canal Straits of Gibraltar

5. Map of MENA

7. Early Civilization Mesopotamia http://app.discoveryeducation.com/search?Nt t=mesopatamia#Ntt=mesopotamia&Ntk=All http://app.discoveryeducation.com/search?Nt t=mesopatamia#Ntt=mesopotamia&Ntk=All

8. Ancient Egypt http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/vie w?assetGuid=78885b78-6229-4fe4-9d55- 9c4416174dc9 http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/vie w?assetGuid=78885b78-6229-4fe4-9d55- 9c4416174dc9

11. Arab Spring http://www.smh.com.au/federal- politics/political-opinion/these-are-not-just- facebook-revolutions-20110222-1b41x.html http://www.smh.com.au/federal- politics/political-opinion/these-are-not-just- facebook-revolutions-20110222-1b41x.html

12. Jerusalem Home to 3 major religions http://app.discoveryeducation.com/search?Nt t=Jerusalem+religions http://app.discoveryeducation.com/search?Nt t=Jerusalem+religions