Background Information

  A Brief History

This is found on the MidEast Web site which seems
from their news page to be pro Islam but this brief history is not bias at all.

Jews
Great PBS site!

Empires
Written by a Christian very much into prophecy but this brief
history of empires is purely factual, nothing preachy or speculative.

Islam
Very good history of Islam on the MidEast Web page.

Crusades
I think this is from a teacher.

Israel
A brief history since the British Mandate