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A 5 page paper detailing how social and economic life in the nineteenth century Middle East differed from the economy and society one-thousand years earlier. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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one of the oldest civilizations on earth, and its strategic location has made it susceptible to territorial invaders as illustrious as Alexander the Great. Socially and culturally speaking, the
countries which comprise the Middle East have always been a diverse mix, with Arab and Turkish influences dominant. Islam religion has long played a major role in the Middle
East and affects all aspects of the social and economic life of its citizens. Historically, the Middle East was based upon an agricultural economy. Natural resources were always plentiful,
with wheat, corn and rice being grown in abundance. Olives, apricots and figs have long grown in abundance in this region. The Anatolian Villages of Turkey were a
typical example of Middle Eastern agricultural society during the ninth century, with the family (aile) supremely dominant (Stowasser PG). The aile influenced all aspects of society, the village economic
structure, and the concept of male domination over the submissive female (Stowasser PG). These villagers lives were completely dependent upon crop production. Each family member performed a distinctive
role, and a strong give-and-take kinship alliance based on mutual cooperation emerged (Stowasser PG). Agnatic bonds of male kin formed the patrilineage of Middle Eastern society of the ninth
century (Stowasser PG). The economic structure on the time period was extremely dependent on the kinship relationships, and the spirit of mutual cooperation which was a time-honored tradition among
the groups of villagers, passed down from fathers to sons (Stowasser PG). Despite the predominance of village-living which characterized most of Middle Eastern history, contrary to popular belief,
the English did not bring urbanization to the region during the late-nineteenth century. It had existed for centuries in some sections of the area prior to the English occupation.
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