Briefly distinguish the Middle East, the Arab World, and the Muslim World
What will be an ideal response?
- The Middle East is a specific geo-political area running from south of the Sudan (in North Africa) to Turkey in the North and from Mauritania on the west coast of Africa to Afghanistan and Pakistan in Southern Asia.
- The Arab World consists of the 22 nations where Arabic is spoken by the majority: Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Djibouti, Somalia, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Israel, the Palestinian territories of Israel, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Yemen.
- The Muslim world consists of all the countries where Islam is the prominent religion, including the Middle East, the Arab World and countries in south and southeast Asia, such as Indonesia, Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh.
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The format acronym AOR stands for _______.
What will be an ideal response?
_____________oversaw the design and construction of the dome of the Florence cathedral (15.3)
a. Verrocchio b. Donatello c. Filippo Brunelleschi d. Lorenzo Ghiberti
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