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56 Cards in this Set
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Iran used to be called ____.
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Persia
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The people of Armenia are called ____.
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armenians
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The people of Afghanistan are called ____. They are not ___ and most are ____.
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Afghanis, Arabs, Muslims
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What are the 4 most populated cities?
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Cairo, Alexandria,Baghdad, Casablanca
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Define: hieroglyphics
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Egyptian writting system using pictures and symbols to represent words and sounds
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The Phonecians are known for achieving what? Where did they settle?
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alphabet, phonics(letters stand for sounds); Lebanon and Israel
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What is the largest ethnic group?
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Arabs
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In Turkey the people are called ____. They are not _____ and most are ____.
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Turks, Arabs, Muslims
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what are the three most populated countries?
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Turkey, Iran, Egypt
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define: ethnic diversity
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a difference in peoples based on their origins, languages, or beliefs
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Define: qanats
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underground canals
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The Persians lived in ____ and they built ____.
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Persia and qanats
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Define: mosques
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houses of public worship
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The followers of Christianity are called ____ and they worship in a ___.
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Christians, church
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8 countries have what as their government?
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monarchy
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Libya has what as their goverment?
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military dictatorship
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Iran government is based on what?
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Islamic laws
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Define: Yom Kippur
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day of atonement, day of fasting & nearly unbroken prayer, asks for forgiveness of sins committed in the past year.
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Most Arabs are ____.
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Muslims
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What is Iran's nickname?
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Land of the Aryans
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What are the two types of muslims?
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sunni
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what year was Israel established?
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1948
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Define:domesticate
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to take plants and animals from the wild and make them useful to people
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What are the Sumerians known for achieving?
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-engineering, cuniform, and soil science
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Define: monotheism
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the belief in one god
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Define: nationalism
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the right of each people to have its own independent nation
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define: nationalized
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placed under government control, the foreign- owned oil companies in their countries
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The Islams are ___. Their holy city is ___ and their worship place is the ___. They also worship the god ___. Their holy book is the ____.
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Muslims, Mecca, Mosque, Allah, Quran
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Iraq has what as their goverment?
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dictatorship
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What are two examples of countries that have a monarchy as their government?
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Jordan and Saudi Arabia
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Define: Passover
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celebration the exodus of moses leading the Israelites out of bondage from Egypt& theirreturn accross the Red Sea
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Define: hanukkah
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Festival of Lights, celebration of the rededication of the temple of Jerusalem
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What are the only two countries that do not have a muslim majority?
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Israel and Cyprus
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What are the only two countries with Christians?
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Lebanon and Cyprus
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---% of Christians live in this area.
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3
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__% of people are Sunni Muslims in this area.
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73
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____% of the people are Shitte Muslims in this area.
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21
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__% of the people in this area are Jewish.
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1
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___% of people in this area are Muslims.
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94%
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What are the three wealthiest countries?
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Israel, Quatar, and Saudi Arabia
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What are the two poorest countries?
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Afghanistan, and Egypt
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Define: Zigirat
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mud brick temples
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Define: Beduin
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desert marketplace
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define: suq
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ENCLOSED MARKETPLACE
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Why are the muslims and Jews fighting?
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They both want pocession over the land.
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The people of Iran are called ____. They speak ____. They are also ____ Muslims.
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Iranians, Farsi, Shitte
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____ is the most densly populated country with ____ p.s.m
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Bahrain, 2400
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Define: cuneiform
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summerian writting system using wedge-shaped symbols pressed into clay tablets
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What are the Egyptians known for achieving?
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365 day calendar, hieroglyphics, and the building of pyramids
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Define: prophet
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messenger
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Define: nationalism
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the right of each people to have its own independent nation
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In Judaism, ___ made the city of ____ their holy city. They worship in a ____ and believe in the ____. They are also ____ which means belief in one god.
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Jews, Jerusalem, synagogue, Torah, monotheistic
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In the year ____ AD, ____, one of god's prophets who lived in ____, believed that people should change their ways and believe in one true god.
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600, Muhammed, Saudi Arabia
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Israel has a ____ as their government
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parliamentery democracy
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Egypt has what as their goverment?
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republic
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Define: the fast of Ramandan
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Islamic holy month in which Muslims fast all day
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