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16 Cards in this Set
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surri |
85% of Islamic population |
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sh'ite |
smaller number stricter laws |
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Jihad |
Arabic word for holy war between the two groups |
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What? |
series of battles between Christians and Muslims |
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Why? |
In 1089 the Sejuk Turks invaded Jerusalem |
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Who? |
Emperor of the Byzantine Emperor asked Pope Urbana for help |
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Where? |
battles fought in the Middle East |
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Outcome; |
land restored to the Turks and Byzantine Empire became known as the Ottoman Empire |
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Iran |
Tehran |
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Reza Shah |
leader before hostage crisis anti communist Us liked him |
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Ayatollah Khomeni |
anti American Us did not like him |
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Hostage Crisis |
15 American hostages held for 444 days |
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Iraq |
Baghdad |
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location |
between Tigris and Euphrates |
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learder |
Sadam Hussein |
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August 1990 |
attack of Kuwait caused US to to get involved in the first Persian Gulf war |
