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23 Cards in this Set
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How does the arid climate of the Middle East affect the peoples destiny.
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people will end up moving to where water is which will effect their future jobs or career.
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What natural recource is abindant in this region?
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petroleum
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What is OPEC?
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an organization for countries who deport petroleum as a major part of their econamy and helps them with pricing
a main participant is Saudi Arabia |
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What is the main reason for conflict and warfare in the Middle East?
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*differences in religion
*who owns the holy land(palestine) |
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Whats the role of the UN in the Middle East?
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to resolve disputes and promote peace
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What 3 monotheistic religions originated in South West Asia?
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islam
judaism christianity |
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What characteristics do Islam, Christianity, and Judaism have in common?
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*place of worship
*holy book *originated in southwest asia |
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What aspects of muslim life are influenced by the religion of Islam?
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*their diet
*clothing they wear *no movie theatres or night clubs |
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How do Iran and Saudi Arabia deal with freedom of speech?
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They limit freedom of speech and then comes consequences
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What 2 religions originated in India?
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Hinduism
Buddhism |
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What is the caste system?
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a social ranking in which you are born into and cant change
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How does the Caste System go?
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Top(1): Priests+Educated
2. Rulers and Warriors 3.farmers artisans and merchants 4. laborers |
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What are 5 achievements from the golden age of the Gupta Empire?
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arabic numbers
ayurveda(medicine) sculptures mathamatics temples |
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How did Ghandi bring change to India?
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peaceful protest
boycotting civil disobediance |
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What 2 leaders used civil disobediance like Ghandi?
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matin luther ling
nelson mandela |
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How has India improved its econamy?
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expanding middle class
outsourcing film industry |
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Whats Population Density?
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amount of people per square mile/kilometer
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Whats confucionism?
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religion based on confucious where people belive you should respect elders and that individuals should take responsibility
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Why did traveling the Silk Roads take so long?
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there were many mountains
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Who was Mao Zedong?
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leader of communist
started red guards and the great leap foward(backward) |
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Explain the event at Tiananmen Square?
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citizens gathered to command greater freedom and the army was called and thousands were killed
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What region of china is the most populated?
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east region
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Which has the highest GDP?
democracies, communists, or oligarchies? |
1. democracy
2. communist 3. oligarchy |
