CH. 22 PART1CH. 22 PART1THE ARABIAN THE ARABIAN PENINSULAPENINSULA

CENTER OF ISLAMCENTER OF ISLAM

PENINSULA PENINSULA COUNTRIES OF COUNTRIES OF

BAHRAIN, OMAN, BAHRAIN, OMAN, YEMEN, QATAR, YEMEN, QATAR, SAUDI ARABIA, SAUDI ARABIA, UNITED ARAB UNITED ARAB

EMIRATESEMIRATES HOME TO THE HOME TO THE HOLIEST CITY IN HOLIEST CITY IN ISLAM--ISLAM--MECCAMECCA

TOWN AND DESERTTOWN AND DESERT

STRONG FAMILY STRONG FAMILY TIES LED TO TIES LED TO

RIVALRIES AND RIVALRIES AND COMPETITION COMPETITION FOR GRAZINGFOR GRAZING

LANDLAND

REGION WAS CENTER OF TRADE BETWEEN REGION WAS CENTER OF TRADE BETWEEN EUROPE, AFRICA, AND ASIAEUROPE, AFRICA, AND ASIA

NOMADIC NOMADIC DWELLERS DWELLERS MOVED MOVED FROM OASIS FROM OASIS TO OASISTO OASIS

WATCH THE FOLLOWING WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEO CLIP AND WRITE VIDEO CLIP AND WRITE DOWN THE DOWN THE FIVE FIVE PILLARSPILLARS OR BELIEFS OR BELIEFS OF OF ISLAMISLAM..

THEOCRACYTHEOCRACY

WHAT IS A WHAT IS A THEOCRACYTHEOCRACY?? WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE

RELIGIOUS AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS RELIGIOUS AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS IN A THEOCRACY?IN A THEOCRACY?

LOOK ON PAGE 505. LOOK ON PAGE 505. WHICH COUNTRY IN WHICH COUNTRY IN SOUTHWEST ASIA IS A THEOCRACY SOUTHWEST ASIA IS A THEOCRACY

TODAY?TODAY?

ISLAM SPREADS ISLAM SPREADS TRADING CARAVANS BROUGHT ISLAM TO TRADING CARAVANS BROUGHT ISLAM TO

NORTHERN AFRICANORTHERN AFRICA MUSLIM ARMIES CONQUERED SOUTHERN MUSLIM ARMIES CONQUERED SOUTHERN

EUROPE (SPAIN AND PORTUGAL), EUROPE (SPAIN AND PORTUGAL), BRINGING THE RELIGION TO EUROPEBRINGING THE RELIGION TO EUROPE

TRADE WITH INDIA BROUGHT THE TRADE WITH INDIA BROUGHT THE RELIGION TO THE REST OF CENTRAL AND RELIGION TO THE REST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ASIASOUTHERN ASIA

COLONIALISMCOLONIALISM WHEN COUNTRY WHEN COUNTRY

CONQUERS AND CONQUERS AND CONTROLS A CONTROLS A

NATION AS ITS NATION AS ITS COLONY, IT IS COLONY, IT IS

CALLED CALLED COLONIALISMCOLONIALISM

AFTER WORLD WAR AFTER WORLD WAR I, THE FORMER I, THE FORMER

OTTOMAN EMPIRE OTTOMAN EMPIRE WAS DIVIDED BY WAS DIVIDED BY

FRANCE AND FRANCE AND BRITAINBRITAIN

TURKEY WAS GIVEN TOTHE OTTOMAN TURKS

FRANCE TOOK LEBANON AND SYRIA

BRITAIN CONTROLLEDTHE SINAI AND WHATWAS LATER KNOWN

AS ISRAEL, THEN CALLEDPALESTINE

THE SUEZ CANAL WAS OF STRATEGIC THE SUEZ CANAL WAS OF STRATEGIC VALUE.VALUE.

WHICH TWO WATERWAYS DOES THIS WHICH TWO WATERWAYS DOES THIS MANMADE CANAL CONNECT?MANMADE CANAL CONNECT?

WHY WOULD CONTROL OF THIS CANAL WHY WOULD CONTROL OF THIS CANAL BE IMPORTANT?BE IMPORTANT?

SAUDI ARABIASAUDI ARABIA

SAUDI LEADER SAUDI LEADER IBN SAUDIBN SAUD UNITED THE TRIBAL UNITED THE TRIBAL GROUPS OF THE DESERT GROUPS OF THE DESERT UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP.UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP.

DESCENDENTS OF THIS DESCENDENTS OF THIS KING TODAY NUMBER IN KING TODAY NUMBER IN THE THOUSANDS.THE THOUSANDS.

HIS SON, HIS SON, KING KING ABDULLAHABDULLAH, STILL RULES , STILL RULES THE COUNTRY TODAY.THE COUNTRY TODAY.

THE DISCOVERY OF OIL IN 1932 CHANGED

ARABIAN LIFE FOREVER.

OIL PRODUCING COUNTRIES FORMEDA COALITION CALLED OPEC,

THE ORGANIZATION OF PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES.

THIS GROUP SETS WORLDWIDE OILPRICES AND PRODUCTION.

LOOK ON PAGE 505. WHAT PROJECTSWERE DEVELOPED BECAUSE OF THE

WEALTH OF OIL REVENUES?

OIL CHANGES LIFE ON THE OIL CHANGES LIFE ON THE PENINSULAPENINSULA

Oil Wealth in the Oil Wealth in the Middle EastMiddle East

Here are some examples of Here are some examples of the wealth that oil brings to the wealth that oil brings to

countries on the Arabian countries on the Arabian peninsulapeninsula

The Middle EastThe Middle East

United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates

GDP for 2005 was $104.2 billionGDP for 2005 was $104.2 billion 30% of the GDP comes from oil 30% of the GDP comes from oil

and natural gas production and natural gas production ($31.26 billion in 2005)($31.26 billion in 2005)

Export 2.5 million barrels of oil Export 2.5 million barrels of oil per dayper day

The U.A.E. is the largest oil The U.A.E. is the largest oil supplier to Japansupplier to Japan

IraqIraq

IraqIraq Economy is dominated by oil Economy is dominated by oil

Oil exports are 95% of Iraq’s Oil exports are 95% of Iraq’s foreign exchange foreign exchange

GDP for 2005 was $46.5 billion GDP for 2005 was $46.5 billion

Export 1.42 million bbl/dayExport 1.42 million bbl/day

One of Saddam’s Palaces

Another of Saddam’s Palaces - Basra

Saddam’s Wife’s Palace in Baghdad

Another palace – outside of Baghdad

KuwaitKuwait

KuwaitKuwait 10 % of the world’s oil reserves 10 % of the world’s oil reserves

are controlled by Kuwaitare controlled by Kuwait

Oil money is nearly ½ of the GDP Oil money is nearly ½ of the GDP

GDP of 2005 was 56.62 billion GDP of 2005 was 56.62 billion

Exports 721,000 bbl/dayExports 721,000 bbl/day

QatarQatar

QatarQatar 60% of GDP is from oil 60% of GDP is from oil

Controls 5% of world’s reservesControls 5% of world’s reserves

GDP for 2005 was $30.17 billion GDP for 2005 was $30.17 billion

Produces 790,300 bbl/dayProduces 790,300 bbl/day

U.S. and M.E. OilU.S. and M.E. Oil

Saudi Arabia is the 3Saudi Arabia is the 3rdrd largest oil largest oil supplier to U.S. (1.335 million supplier to U.S. (1.335 million bbl/day in Jan. 05)bbl/day in Jan. 05)

Iraq is the 6Iraq is the 6thth largest – .532 largest – .532 million bbl/daymillion bbl/day

Kuwait is 14Kuwait is 14thth largest – 73 million largest – 73 million bbl/daybbl/day