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Ancientcivilizationsreadingandquestions Nagy
Ancientcivilizationsreadingandquestions Nagy
theregiontodaybecauseofpeoplespassionfortheirreligionsandtheirwilltobecome
dominant.ThereweremanyancientMiddleEasterntribes,liketheBabyloniansandthe
Sumerians.MultiplereligionsexistedatonceintheMiddleEastalongwithotherbeliefsand
traditions.Alotoftradehappenedbetweencitystatesandempires,whichcausedbeliefs,
traditions,andculturetospreadtoothercities.Theculturalspreadcauseddisagreementsand
fightstobreakoutbetweenempires.Everyempirewantedtheirreligionandbeliefstobecome
dominant,andtheywerewillingtodieforit.But,whenstronger,moreadvancedempirestook
over,likeBabylon,onereligionbecamedominantoveralltheothers.Thiscausedangerinthe
otherempiresandwartobreakoutforcontroloftheMiddleEast.Ascenturiespassed,control
oftheMiddleEastpassedbetweengreatempireslikefromBabylontoPersiaandthefightfor
culturaldominanceneverstopped.Tothisday,countriesandindependentgroupsfightfor
controlofterritoryintheMiddleEastbecauseoftheirbeliefs.Forexample,ISISisfightingSyria
andIraqtogainpowerfortheirbeliefsandculture.TheMiddleEasternpeoplespassionfor
theirtraditionsandbeliefshavecausedcenturiesofwarinthepastandnonendingwarsover
territorytoday.Conflictbetweencountrieswontstopaslongassomeoneispassionateabouta
differentbelief.
10/10GoodjobLaszlo.