zation, also comes with certain fundamental characteristics of civilized society. Among these characteristics are the following
the presence of firmly organized states which had definite boundaries and systematic political institution, under political and religious leaders, who directed and also maintained society, the distinction of social classes; the economic specialization of men as farmer, trader, or artisan, each dependent upon his follows; and the conscious development of the arts and intellectual attitudes". :(Starr, 1991, p. 27) Certainly, the first civilization of Mesopotamia, and the second civilization in Egypt had maintained these characteristics with even a strongly recognized ways of sounded cc monumental architecture and sculpture, the use of writing to keep accounts or to commemorate deeds, and the elaboration of religious views about the nature of the gods, their relations to men, and the origin of the world". (Starr, 1991. p.27)
Currently, Middle East consists of 25 (this number includes Iran and Turkey) independent states, with different flags, national anthems, political systems, economic policies, and communication and mass media patterns. The majority of scholars and international experts view these countries as great partners because of their people, their potentials, and their outstanding civilization and history. Their contributions to humanity include almost everything, such as the invention of letters, first form of writing, Arabic numerals, and the exercise of the oldest form of oral communication.
WRITING AND LOGOSYLLABIC
A case in point is the ancient Egyptian writing. It was a logosyllabic one, having symbols representing either complete words or syllables of words; identical signs were used for syllables with identical consonants but different vowels. According to the external form of the signs, the writing is classified as hieroglyphic when it is found on inscriptions on stone. Furthermore, for ancient Egyptians, communication was seen as the exchange of meanings between individuals through a common system of symbols. …