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53 Cards in this Set
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What plateau region lies at the center of Turkey?
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Antolia Plateau
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What religion are most Turks?
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Muslim
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What language do Turks speak?
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Turkish
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What is the problem with the people who live in the northeast?
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The Turks try to make the Kurds be more like the Turks.
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What is a bedouin?
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a nomadic desert person
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What Turkish empire ruled much of the middle east until WW1?
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the Ottoman Empire
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What famous leader modernized and made Turkey's government secular after WW1?
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Kamal Ataturk
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What does secular mean?
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to not include religion in their government
opposite of theocracy |
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Why is Lebanon's capital, Beirut, once called the Paris of the East?
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because it was full of fancy cafes, boutiques, and such.
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Why is Beirut not called the Paris of the East anymore?
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civil war between the Arabs and the Christians
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What are the percentages for ethnic groups in Lebanon?
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70% Muslim and 30% Christian (used to be about 50 50[That's why there was a civil war])
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What two resources does Jordan lack?
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water and energy
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What is the dominant ethnic group in Jordan? 3rd Side: What other group of people live there?
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Arabs
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Palestinian refugees
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How has Israel made the desert bloom?
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Drip irrigation and fertilizer
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What percentage of Israel's population is Jewish?
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80%
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What other group of people lives in Israel besides the Jews?
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Palestinians
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What was the area where Israel is today called during Roman rule?
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Palestine
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Who forced the Jews out?
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the Romans
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When did the first Jews start returning to Palestine?
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after the Holocaust
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What European country supported the idea of a Jewish homeland in Palestine?
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the British
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Why didn't the Arabs in Palestine not support having a Jewish homeland in Palestine?
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because now it was their home
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What is the biggest influence in Saudi Arabia?
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oil
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What is the two largest ethnic groups in Iraq?
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Arabs, Kurds
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What two countries did Iraq fight almost right after each other?
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Iran then Kuwait
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What did Iran used to be called?
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Persia
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What is the official name for Iranians?
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Persians
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What kind of government is Iran and Iraq?
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theocracy
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What are two major ethnic groups in Afghanistan?
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the Pashtuns and Tajituks
I have no clue what a Tajotuk is!!!! |
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What country invaded Afghanistan during the 1980s?
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Soviet Union
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What group eventually came to rule Afghanistan?
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the Taliban
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Why did the US invade and topple the Afghan government in 2001?
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They were supporting terrorists
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What are the Top Ten oil resources?
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Saudi Arabia, Canada, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, Russia, Libya, Nigeria
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What nation was zoroastrianist at one point?
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Iran (Persia at the time)
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How many muslims are there around the world?
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almost a billion and a half
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When was Islam founded?
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the 7th Century
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Who founded Islam?
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Muhammad
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What book is Muhammad's acclaimed visions in?
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the Koran
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What are the five pillars of Islam?
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-Affirm that there is one God, and Muhammad is his messenger
-Pray five times a day -Give Alms to the poor -Fast during daylight hours in the month of Ramadan -Make a pilgrimage to Mecca once |
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What are Shiites?
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A group or sect of Islam that believes that only a blood relative of Muhammad should be chosen to rule
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What are Sunnis?
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A group or sect of Islam that believes that anyone could be chosen to rule as long as they upheld Islamic law
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What sect are most Muslims?
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Sunni, Iran and Iraq are the only Shiite-ruled nations
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What is the oldest monotheistic religion?
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Judaism
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What is the covenant that Jews believe they have with God?
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if they live according to Gods laws that God would grant them a land in which to prosper (Israel)
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Where did the Jews go when the Romans kicked them out?
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all across Europe
sometimes prospered most of the time nope :( |
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For about how along were the Jews away from their land?
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1800 years
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What is the Fatah party?
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Arabs who are willing to except Israels right to exist in exchange for sovereignty in West Bank and Gaza?
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What is the Hamas party?
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Arabs who don't accept Israel's right to exist and favor continuing to fight Israel
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What country is a big ally of Israel?
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the U.S.
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Why is Iran proud of its history?
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until the 1930's when it was Persia, it was the heart of the great Persian empire
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What language do Iranians speak?
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Farsi
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What country was once ruled by Saddam Hussein?
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Iraq
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What country wants nuclear weapons?
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Iran
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What country has nuclear weapons?
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Israel
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