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16 Cards in this Set
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Sunni |
85% of the Islamic population |
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Sh'ite |
smaller numbers, stricter laws |
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Iran |
took the American hostages |
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Iraq |
took over Kuwait |
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Jihad |
arabic word for holy war between the two groups
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Crusades |
series of battles between the christians and the muslims Outcome: land restored to the turks |
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1089 |
the seljuk turks invaded Jerusalem |
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Byzantine Empire |
became known as the ottaman empire |
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Iran |
Capital- Tehran Location- east side of persian gulf leader- Reza Shah (anit- communist) U.S liked him Ayatollah khomeini (anti-american) U.S did not like him
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Iraq |
Capital- Baghdad Location- between tigris and euprates rivers leader- sadam hussein (executed in 2006)
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Afghanistan |
Capital- kabul Communist moved in 1978 After civil war taliban took over; leader was bin ladin (killed in 2011) |
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Al qaeda |
terrorist organization in afghanistan |
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Egypt |
Capital- Cairo location- along the nile river
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Israel |
capital- jerusalem location- along the east side of the mediterranean sea
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PLO |
Palestine Liberation Organization
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Hamas |
extreme palestinian group |
