Why Is It Called the Middle East?

Описание: Before we called it the Middle East, it was the Near East — but what did that mean?
This video explores the forgotten history of the term “Near East”: how 19th-century Europe divided the world into Near, Middle, and Far East, how archaeology and empire shaped the label, and why it eventually disappeared.
Discover how the “Near East” once described the Ottoman world — and how its legacy still echoes in modern maps and museums.

Video outline
Why Is It Called the Near East?
Europe’s View of the World
The Birth of the Term
The Eastern Question
The Rise of the “Middle East”
Why the Term Faded
Where It Survives Today
Reflection and Outro

video topics
Near East history, why is it called the Near East, Near vs Middle East, Ottoman Empire, Orientalism, history of maps, European geography, ancient Near East, archaeology, travel history, cultural geography, world history, Middle East origins, history of naming, historical geography, British Empire, 19th-century world view, naming the Middle East series

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