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55 Cards in this Set
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What do Arabs have in common?
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Language
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Two early Arab Civilizations?
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Summarians and Egyptians
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Summarians lived where?
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In the Fertile Crescent
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The Fertile Crescent was between what two rivers?
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Tigris and Euphrates
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Egyptians built their empire along what body of water?
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The Nile River
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The Arab World was the birthplace of what three religions?
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Islam, Judaism, and Christianity
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What religion is central to the lives of Arab Muslims?
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Islam
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Who is the founder of Islam?
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Mohammed.
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Where was the founder of Islam born?
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Mecca
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The arab word for believer is?
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Muslim
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The name of the Muslim God is?
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Allah
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The holdy book of Islam is called?
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Qur'an
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What empire ruled the Arab world until WW1?
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The Ottoman Empire
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What are the five pillars of Islam?
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One God
Pray 5 x daily toward Mecca Give to poor/needy Fast during month of Ramadan Pilgrimmage to Mecca |
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What does the word Islam mean?
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Submission
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What is a muslim house of worship?
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Mosque
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Who is the Islamic Prophet?
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Mohammed
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WHat is the name of the holy crier in Islam?
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Muezzin
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What is the holy city of the Muslim?
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Mecca
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What is the islamic word that means to take a pilgrimmage to the city of Mecca?
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hajj
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What are the two different Islamic Sects?
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Sunni and Shia
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What is the Islamic Symbol?
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A moon with a star
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What is the Fundamentalist Afgahn Islamic Rebel Group?
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AlQuida
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What is the Islamic word for holy war or struggle?
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Jihad
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What were the two branches of Christianity in 1054?
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Orthodox and Roman Catholics
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Who was the German monk that broke away from the Catholic Church?
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Martin Luther
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What are the followers of Martin Luther called?
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Lutherans
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What is the symbol of Christianity?
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The Cross
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WHat is the Christian Holy Book?
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The Bible
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Christians follw the teachings of what man?
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Jesus
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Which world religion has the most followers?
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Christianity
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What religion has the fewest followers?
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Judaism
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What is a "one god" religion called?
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Monotheism
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What is the holy book of the Jews?
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Torah
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WHat is the jewish house of worship called?
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Synagogue
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What is the service called for a boy/birl to make their commitment to Judaism?
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Bar Mitzvah
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What are the three branches of Judaism?
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Reform, Orthodox, and Conservative
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WHat is Zionism?
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A movement to return to Palestine.
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WHat is the symbol of the Jews?
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Six Pointed Star.
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WHat two countries took over the Arab Lands after WWI?
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Great Britain and France
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When did the arab nations win their independence from Europe?
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After WWII
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In 1952, what country and ruler tried to liberate his country from GB and tried to unite the Arab world?
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Gamal Nasser of Egypt
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Most of the oil is in what region?
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Persian Gulf states
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Which country has more oil reserves than any other nation?
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Saudi Arabia
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What is OPEC?
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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Arab Nations can unite on what principle?
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Anger toward Israel/Jews for taking the land they believe is theirs rightfully
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Israel became an independent nation in what year?
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1948
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Arabs attacked Israel in 1967 when Israel took control of what four areas?
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Gaza Strip, Sinai Penninsula, Golen Heights, West Bank
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What two countries attacked Israel in 1973 that left the Palenstinians without a homeland?
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Egypt and Syria
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The 1973 attack on Israel saw the formation of what movement?
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PLO
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What does PLO stand for?
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Palestinian Liberation Organization
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Who headed the PLO?
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Yasser Arafat
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Which president negotiated a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel?
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Jimmy Carter
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What Lebanon city was destroyed during a 16 year civil war with the PLO?
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Beirut
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In 1990, what country did Iraq/Saddam Hussein invade?
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Kuwait
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