Documentary about the Middle East and its history. Animal market in Amman, Jordan, wide shot; medium shot, men bargain over donkey; animal stand near Bedouin tent; girl feed camel hay; man riding donkey through flock of sheep; donkey attached to millstone, grinding wheat, three men oversee; horse propelling water wheel, pan down to water being drawn from well; horse loaded into crate for shipment from Basra, Iraq; CU map highlighting Iraq