NORTH AFRICA AND SOUTHWEST ASIA CULTURE

ART

• The earliest form of art in this region was sculpture, metalwork and buildings

LANGUAGE

• Arabic is this regions main language
• Turkic languages are spoken mainly in Central Asia
• Other languages spoken are, Hebrew and Berber

RELIGION

• Even with modern technology religion remains a large part of daily life
• Three major religions originated in this region they are
• Christianity
• Islamic - this is the most practiced religion in this region
• Judaism

DAILY LIFE

• Less than 50% cultivate the land and very few are nomads
• Daily life revolves around family, religion, education and recreation
• In older cities people live in stone or mud buildings
• Some areas don't have running water or electricity

GOVERNMENT

• Only 8 countries are under rule of a king/queen
• Iraq and Libya are under military dictators
• The rest are rebublic though in varying in many ways