Documentary about the Middle East and its history. Map showing Europe, Asia and North Africa; CU of Middle East marked "Arab Countries," Turkey and Iran added; CU woman with head scarf; medium CU, man in Bedouin dress; CU shots of several faces; CU of map showing Tigris River, Euphrates River and Mesopotamia; ruined wall with Sumerian arch, soldier walks through it; multiple shots of ruins of Babylon