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50 Cards in this Set
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man-made waterway in Egypt that connects the oceans |
Suez Canal |
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hatred or mistreatment of the Jews |
Anti-Semitism |
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religion of the Jewish people |
Judaism |
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father of the Hebrews and Judaism. Christianity and Islam also claim him as their founder |
Abraham |
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This is the border between Israel and Jordan. These countries both want its water supply |
Jordan River |
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Shared belief by Jews, Christians and Muslims that there is only ONE GOD |
monotheism |
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small piece of land bordering the southern part of Israel |
Gaza Strip |
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religion based on the belief and teachings of Jesus Christ |
Christianity |
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part of the Bible that is unique to Christianity |
New Testament |
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founder of the religion of Islam |
Muhammad |
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Two main groups of Islam |
Sunni and Shia |
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Reason for Islam breaking into two groups |
Argument over leaders |
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Islam's holy book |
Koran or Qu'ran |
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building where Muslims pray and worship |
mosque |
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9/11 attacks against the U.S. caused them to go to war with which country?
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Afghanistan |
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Empire that was broken up after they lost World War I |
Ottoman |
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movement to establish a country/state of Israel for the Jews
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Zionism |
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government where a group of people with power and money rule. They are not elected. |
oligarchy |
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government with only one ruler |
autocracy |
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government where citizens choose their leaders |
democracy |
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title of the person in the executive branch in a parliamentary democracy |
prime minister |
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an alliance of countries |
confederation |
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a country that shares power with its states, provinces, or local governments is _______ |
federal |
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a country that rules everything from the central government -- no state or local power |
unitary |
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people who share the same language, customs, nationality, or culture |
ethnic group |
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people who share the same religion |
religious group |
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ethnic group that most Iranians belong to |
Persian |
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A main reason why countries in the U.N. supported the creation of a state of Israel |
holocaust |
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resource that is very limited in most parts Southwest Asia (Middle east) |
water |
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Very valuable resource that most (but not all) Southwest Asian countries have |
petroleum |
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European countries partitioned the Ottoman Empire after which war? |
World War I |
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breaking up land into new countries |
partitioning |
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What resource helps raise the standard of living in some Southwest Asian countries? |
petroleum |
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percentage of people 15 or older who can read and write |
literacy rate |
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Continued conflicts continue in SW Asia (Middle East) because of _____________ |
religion |
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Investing in ________ _______ means educating and training people for jobs. It raises gross domestic product. |
human capital |
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Israel's government type |
parliamentary democracy |
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Saudi Arabia's government type |
monarchy |
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Which country did Iraq (Saddam Hussein) invade in 1990? |
Kuwait |
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The country the U.S. invaded in 2003 because they thought they were hiding weapons of mass destruction |
Iraq |
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Religious government of Iran |
theocracy |
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Confederation of countries that tries to control the supply and price of the world's oil |
OPEC |
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Kurds, Persians, Arabs, Turks. What are these examples of? |
ethnic groups |
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Taking water from one place and watering plants and crops in another place. Example: sprinkler system for a farm |
irrigation |
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Negatively affects drinking water and irrigation |
water pollution |
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This affects the standard of living in certain countries |
literacy rate |
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The Islamic Republic of Iran is the official name of the country. What is its religious government type? |
theocracy |
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Israel's economy is mostly __________. |
market |
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Saudi Arabia's economy is mostly _________. |
market |
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Turkey's economy is mostly ________. |
market |
