We don’t have to go back that far, as in the year 1900, there were on 53 independent Countries on the planet. There are approximately 200 Countries today. The map is constantly changing like a living organism.
Since the invention of Islam, Arabs have a historical track record. Egyptians were not Arab, nor did they speak Arabic. Syrians (Assyrians) were not Arabs, nor did they speak Arabic. Moroccans, Libyans, and Tunisia (Berbers) were not Arabs, nor did they speak Arabic. Iraqis (Kurds, Assyrians, Armenians, Azides, etc) were not Arabs nor did they speak Arabic, Libya was not Arab, nor did they speak Arabic. The Sudan (tribal Africa) was not Arab, nor did they speak Arabic, Tunisia was not Arab, nor did they speak Arabic. Question: Why are they all called “Arab” Countries, Arab States, belong to the League of “Arab” Nations, and have to live under some form of Islamic Sharia?