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19 Cards in this Set
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Dardanelles (1) |
Body of water that connects the Sea of Marmara and the Mediterranean Sea; part of the narrow waterway that separates Europe and Asia. |
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Bosporus (1) |
Body of water that connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara; part of the narrow waterway that separates Europe and Asia. |
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Jordan River (1) |
River that begins in Syria and flows south through Israel and Jordan, finally emptying into the Dead Sea. |
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Dead Sea (1) |
The lowest point on any continent and the world's saltiest body of water. |
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Syrian Desert (1) |
A desert of rock and gravel covering much of Syria and Jordan. |
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Ankara (2) |
Capital of Turkey |
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Istanbul (2) |
The largest city in Turkey |
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Secular (2) |
Religion is kept separate from the government |
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Diaspora (3) |
the scattering of the Jewish population |
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Jerusalem (3) |
the capital of Israel |
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Zionism (3) |
a movement that called for the Jews to establish a Jewish state in Palestine |
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kosher (3) |
the term used for food allowed under Jewish dietary laws |
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kibbutz (3) |
a large farm where people share everything in common |
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Gaza (3) |
a small, crowded piece of coastal land disputed over by Jews and Arabs |
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West Bank (3) |
a largely populated, rural piece of land disputed over by Jews and Arabs |
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Damascus (4) |
the capital of Syria |
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Beirut (4) |
the capital of Lebanon |
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Bedounis (4) |
Arab-speaking nomads who mostly live in the deserts of Southwest Asia |
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Amman (4) |
the capital of Jordan |
