Has the Middle-East always been the boil on the backside of humanity?

Answer 1

no, just the last 1000 years after others embraced technology

Answer 2

No. That's a very narrow vision of history.

It's actually the craddle of civilization. Iraq, that country which is so much in the news right now, was the birthplace of the Sumerian and Babylonian civilizations, which (relatively) shortly precede the Egyptian civilization. Codes of laws, the wheel, numbers and writing as well as complex systems of commerce first came in existence there.

Around the 7th century, Mohammed's message spread quickly over the Middle East. Many of the societies present at the time were highly hierarchic. Mohammed's message, which claimed all men, regardless of race, were equal before God, quickly gained sway in a region where aristocratic leaders would often impose their rule by force. Although far from democratic by today's standards, the early Muslim regimes represented an ideal for every man to be equal in dignity.

When the Roman Empire fell, most of the classical Latin and Greek texts survived thorugh the intelligentia of the Arab world. While Europe went though the Dark Ages, the Muslim World was still studying and commenting on these precious texts of timeless wisdom. When the Crusaders arrived in the Muslim worlds, they brought back these very same texts to Europe, paving the way for the Renaissance.

I must admit, at this point, that I am a scholar of limited knowledge. My interest in history mostly attached itself to Antiquity and the Middle Ages. I know some bits and pieces of what follows, but I would not want to impose them at this point, as they would be rag-tag pieces. I do know from the study of ancient history, however, that no group of humas is intrinsically inferior in any way, and that all populations, given the proper chance, can rise to the full goodness of human potential.

Evil, of course, also exists, but evil is banal, and takes way too much of our attention.

Answer 3

The Middle East was the cradle of civilization and has played host to some of the greatest empires the world will ever see and the Middle East is the home of the 3 major world religions. It has played host to some of the biggest religious wars the world will ever see, and religious wars will always be fought there.

Answer 4

Yes it has, however it is far better to be a boil on the bum than the cancer of society, as is the US of A.

Answer 5

Actually some of the greatest things the world has known has com from the middle east. Chess The numbers we use are arabic (or is it the letters?)

Answer 6

The question is, have you ever studied anything other that ABC... don't ask this question in a civilized public, they'll be shocked and shall ask you the same question "have you been to school before? or always ditched it?"

Answer 7

Yes since Islam came about.

Answer 8

No, if you go back far enough in history, it was the 'craddle of civilization.'

Answer 9

no many of the stuff you use today was actually invented by the Arabs.

Answer 10

after the crusades yes,,