WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Southwest Asia (the Middle East) is the cradle of three great monotheistic systems: Judaism and its offshoots Christianity and Islam.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Cradle of Three Religions More than half of the world’s population follows religions that emerged in Southwest Asia. Judaism and Christianity originated in today’s Israel, and Islam was founded not far from there, on the Arabian shores of the Red Sea.

Detailed explanation-3: -in most, of the countries of Asia the first Christians and the first missionaries were themselves natives of Asia. And the Faith first spread over most of Asia during the same centuries which saw its extension over Europe.

Detailed explanation-4: -Origin: Islam began in the northwest part of Arabia in the 7th century and spread into Syria, Palestine, Iraq, Iran, Central Asia, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, and eventually Spain and Portugal. Popularity: The most populous Islamic country in the world is Indonesia in Southeast Asia.