persian gulf

Introduces the geography, resources, animals, and industries of two of the most important waterways in the world.

Examines the political history of the Persian Gulf states, including Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and other countries, and describes the region's instability, discussing the birth and growth of Islam, the Ottoman Empire, the Wahhabi movement, the revolt of the clerics, the Persian Gulf War, the Iraq War, and other related topics.

Examines various aspects of the Red Sea and the Arabian, or Persian, Gulf and the lands around them, discussing their physical features, weather, sea life, human inhabitants, and natural resources.

Describes the expedition that retraced the trade routes that may have existed between Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley, and Egypt a thousand years before Christ.