It was a intercommunicating zone, and as a result, it developed somewhat distinct narratives of world history. The Middle World is the area between the Mediterranean world and the Chinese world. This eventually became the Islamic world. But if you look at overland traffic, the Grand Central Station of the world was the intersection of roads and routes connecting the Indian subcontinent, Central Asia, the Iranian highlands, Mesopotamia, and Egypt. The Mediterranean was the center of world history for ship traffic. Insights from Chapter 17 Insights from Chapter 1 Insights on Tamim Ansary's Destiny Disrupted Contents The most dynamic petri dish of early human culture was that fertile wedge of land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which is modern-day Iraq.
#4 The first civilizations emerged along the banks of various big slow-moving rivers subject to annual floods. This was the eastern edge of the Middle World, which had Mesopotamia and Persia as its core. #3 The area where you now find Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan was the eastern edge of the world defined by sea-lanes, and the western edge of the world defined by land routes. #2 The Middle World is the area between the Mediterranean world and the Chinese world. Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.īook Preview: #1 The Mediterranean was the center of world history for ship traffic.
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