2006-06-22 06:00:44 · 8 answers · asked by mookie1510 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
think of yourself in western europe where the term originated. You got the far, middle and near east's. Far is the asian pacific (china mostly), middle east is persia and arabia and n. africa, near is eastern europe(ottoman empire). North and south america not involved yet.
2006-06-22 06:56:39 · answer #1 · answered by pattrick5000 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Think of Europe as "here". China, Japan, India ext. Are to your east. And far away. The middle east is in the middle.
2006-06-22 13:05:19 · answer #2 · answered by evil_tiger_lily 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Near East and Far East were taken?
2006-06-22 16:28:00 · answer #3 · answered by Dutch58 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is because of historical reasons. I mean before they discovered the two Americas the "middle east" region was in the middle of Asia, Africa and Europe.
2006-06-22 13:08:00 · answer #4 · answered by zxcpoi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In terms of longitude, it is in the middle of the Eastern Hemisphere. Same sort of reason as to why the China, Korea, and Japan region is referred to as the far east.
2006-06-22 13:06:40 · answer #5 · answered by scarlett627 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its in the middle and its in the east...aka middle east?? just a guess i mean you learn this kind of stuff in school
2006-06-22 13:03:25 · answer #6 · answered by omeka86 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just an overused Eurocentric term.
Its actually Southwestern Asia and Northeast Africa.
Used to all be Kush.
2006-06-22 13:04:51 · answer #7 · answered by DaddyBoy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Becuase that where the first countries began civilization.. and during that time that was the most easternmost area
2006-06-22 18:52:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋