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55 Cards in this Set
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The middle east is at the crossroads of what 3 continents
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Europe, Asia, and Africa
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what is the dominant language of the middle east?
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arabic
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what is the dominant religion of the middle east?
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muslim
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what resource is the main source of income for many middle eastern countries
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oil
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what resource is most scare and in demand in the middle east
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water
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what is the name of the peninsula that is a plateau about 1/3 the size of the US?
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arabian peninsula
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a fertile desert area that has enough water to support plant and animal life is an..
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oasis
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the fertile arc-shaped region that stretches from the Red Sea to the mediterranean Sea is the
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Fertile Crescent
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other than for tis oil, why else does the middle east have a strategic importance?
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sea routs
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what does opec stand for
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organization of petroleum exporting countries
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what is OPEC's main purpose
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regulate oil production & prices
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what do we call a bunch of companies or countries who work together to fix high prices for their products?
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monopoly
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what is the oldest major monotheistic religion and when was it founded
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Judaism , 1500 B.C.
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Who was the founder of Judaism
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Abraham
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Name a famous king of the Jews
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Saul, David, Solomon
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God gave the 10 commandments to what jewish prophet?
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Moses
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what is the holy text of Judaism
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Hebrew
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A major Feature of judaism is a ___ world view, meaning that people and their rulers should lead moral lives
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holy/ethnical
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what is the name of the event in which 6 million jews were killed in the 1930's and 1940's
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holocaust
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the movement to create a homeland for the jews was called
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zionism
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what is the name of the country that became the homeland for the jews?
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israel
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when was israel created
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1948
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who was unhappy that this new country was created and given all of the major holy sites and fertile land
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muslims
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what is the official language of Judaism
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Hebrew
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what jewish person founded christianity
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abraham
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some people believed jesus was the ____ or person chosen by god to lead the jews to freedom and restore the kingdom of israel
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messiah
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in what year was jesus born
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0 A.D
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what does B.C. mean
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before christ
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what does A.D. mean
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Anno Dominate
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what is the main holy text of christianity
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new testamite
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what are the 3 different sects within christianity
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roman catholic, orthodox, protestant
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under which sects would methodists, presbyterians, and lutherans be found?
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Protestants
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what didi christians focus on more than other religions, which made them so appealing
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salvation, to reach after life
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who is the head of the roman catholic church?
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the pope
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do jews believe that jesus was the son of god?
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no, just a rabbi
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who was the founder of islam
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muhammad
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when was muhammad born
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610 A.D
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who appeared to the founder in a vision
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angel gabriel
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the holiest city of islam is ___ , where muhammad was born
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mecca
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what is the name of the box shaped temple in mecca
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kaaba
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what is the holy text of islam
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koran
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Five pillars
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shanada- declaration of faith
salat- prayer zakat- almsgiving siyam- fasting hajj- pilgramage to mecca |
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according to muslims, jews and christians are called..
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people of the book
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what do we call the leader of the islamic church
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caliph
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what did sunnis and shiits split over
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differ over leadership
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who believes that the caliph should be a descendant of muhammad
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shiites
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who believes that the caliph should be elected
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sunnis
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which group has the most people
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sunnis
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what is a Bedouin
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desert nomad
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what does the word bedouin mean
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people of the tent
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what is the name for a muslim church
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mosque
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true or false, middle eastern and muslim society is patriarchal
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true
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t or f. muslim women have absolutely no rights
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false
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t or f. the population of the middle east is declining,
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false
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t or f. the middle east is dependent upon the western countries for their educated technical workers
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true
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