The ancient Near East, a region extending from the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea to present-day Afghanistan, was home to several of the world's oldest civilizations. Favored with an ...

The Western perspective is even evident in the region's name: instead of referring to it as West Asia, we now commonly use the term "Near East." This name began to be used in geopolitical discussions ...

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