Middle Eastern CultureMiddle Eastern Culture

Church of the Holy Church of the Holy SepulcherSepulcher

Christian church in Christian church in JerusalemJerusalem

Believed to be the Believed to be the site of the death site of the death and resurrection of and resurrection of JesusJesus

Hagia SophiaHagia Sophia

Istanbul, TurkeyIstanbul, Turkey Former Eastern Former Eastern

Orthodox church, Orthodox church, then a mosque, then a mosque, now a museumnow a museum

Prime example of Prime example of Byzantine Byzantine architecturearchitecture

BazaarsBazaars

Marketplace Marketplace

SuqSuq

Market in an Market in an Arab/Muslim cityArab/Muslim city

Western WallWestern Wall

Aka Wailing WallAka Wailing Wall Jewish religious site Jewish religious site

in Jerusalemin Jerusalem Sole remnant of Sole remnant of

the Holy Templethe Holy Temple

Dome of the RockDome of the Rock

Islamic shrineIslamic shrine Oldest existing Oldest existing

Islamic buildingIslamic building

KaabaKaaba

MeccaMecca Most sacred site in Most sacred site in

IslamIslam Part of the Hajj Part of the Hajj

(pilgrimage to (pilgrimage to Mecca)Mecca)

PyramidsPyramids

EgyptEgypt Built as tombs for Built as tombs for

PharoahsPharoahs

Oil RigsOil Rigs

Used to house Used to house workers and workers and machinery needed machinery needed to drill wells in the to drill wells in the ocean bedocean bed

Walled citiesWalled cities

Enclosed for Enclosed for protectionprotection