Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
35 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Arabic
|
Muslim Language
|
|
|
Qu'ran
|
holy book of Islam
|
|
|
treaty
|
agreement between countries
|
|
|
Arabs
|
Arabic speaking people of the Middle East
|
|
|
United Nations
|
world peacekeeping organization
|
|
|
Central Powers
|
alliance that fought the Allies in WWII
|
|
|
Zionism
|
movement to form a Jewish state in Isreal
|
|
|
Christianity
|
religion based on Jesus of Nazareth teachings
|
|
|
bias
|
information slanted to influence opinions
|
|
|
per capita
|
a view of statistics by each person
|
|
|
regulate
|
to monitor or control some economic factor
|
|
|
Golden Age
|
time of peace and achievements
|
|
|
civilizaion
|
society with government, culture, and usually writing
|
|
|
specialization
|
concentration on one product/service
|
|
|
exchange rate
|
the price of one nation's currency in terms of another's
|
|
|
Holocaust
|
mass murder of Jews and others during WWII
|
|
|
coalition
|
temporary alliance of people/countries
|
|
|
desalination
|
the process of removing salt from seawater
|
|
|
Holy Land
|
where Bible events occured
|
|
|
empire
|
when one group /country takes over others
|
|
|
finite resource
|
a material that can be used up
|
|
|
Islam
|
religion founded by Muhammad
|
|
|
monotheism
|
belief in one God
|
|
|
resume
|
a summary of a person's experience provided when applying for a job
|
|
|
Judaism
|
first monotheistic religion
|
|
|
mythology
|
stories that explain natural phenomena
|
|
|
GNP
|
the total value of a country's goods/services
|
|
|
New Testament
|
part of hte Bible about Jesus of Nazareth
|
|
|
pagan
|
religions based upon idol worship
|
|
|
diversify
|
to increase the variety of goods/ services offered
|
|
|
Old Testament
|
tells of the story of the Jewish people
|
|
|
prophet
|
one who speaks for God/Allah
|
|
|
Palestinians
|
Arabs in Isreal
|
|
|
refugees
|
people fleeing from a land
|
|
|
interdependence
|
cooperation between countries to meet their needs for goods/services
|
