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15 Cards in this Set
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Arabs
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The vast majority of the people of North Africa and Southwest Asia are Arabs. Most Arabs are Muslim who pratice Islam.
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Israelis
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About 5 million people of the region are Israelis, citizens of the country of Israel. Of these, about 4.1 million are Jewish and 0.9 million are Arab.
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Turks
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The people of Turkey are a blend of the many people who have lived for centuries in Southwest Asia.
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Iranians and Afghanis
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Today more than 60 million people live in Iran, once called Persia. On the eastern border of Iran is Afghanistan, another of the non - Arba countries in the region.
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Mesopotamia (part 2)
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The Sumerian civilization was one early society that developed in Mesopotamia, the area between the Tigris and Eurphrates river's
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Cypriots
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another non - Arab nation in North Africa and Southwest Asia is the island nation of Cyprus.
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Egypt
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Egyptian civilization grew along the Nile River . Because of sophisticated irrigation methods and the alluvial - soil deposit resulting from the annual flooding of the Nile, farmers could grow 2mor 3 crops each year.
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Later Civilizations
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The Phoenician civilization arose along the Mediterranean Coast of present - day Israel and Lebanon.
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Judaism
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Once a nomadic people, the Hebrew established the kingdom of Israel and Judah along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
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Christianity
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Another religion is Christianity, began in Southwest Asia in the area know as Palestine.
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Islam
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Islam is another major religion that started in Southwest Asia.
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Religion (part 3 )
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The great majority of people in the region follow Islam.
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Language
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Because the Quran was originally written in Aribic, non - Arba Muslims often learned Aribic in order to read the Quran.
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The Arts
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The Arts of North Africa and Southwest Asia are based on the achievements of early civilizations.
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Varying ways of life
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During the 1900s the way of life of the people of North Africa and Southwest Asia has changed dramatically.
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