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Arabian Peninsula: Regions
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The extraction and refining of oil and gas are the major industrial activities in the Arabian Peninsula. The region ... has an active construction sector, with many cities reflecting the wealth generated by the oil industry. The service sector is dominated by financial and technical institutions, which, like the construction sector, mainly serve the oil industry. Traditional handicrafts such as carpet-weaving are found in rural areas.
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Assign students to read the brief background (Handout 1:2a) of the Arabian Peninsula and answer the questions individually or as a group. The reading provides evidence that the Arabian Peninsula was not an isolated place; it was involved in hemispheric cultural and economic interactions well before the rise of Islam in the region. The geographic features of the peninsula--especially the desert areas--were intimidating, which isolated the region from the surrounding areas, but ... protected it from invasion.
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