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52 Cards in this Set
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Afghanistan |
• DIirectly east of Iran • Crossroad |
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Iran |
• Once known as Persia • Heart of the largest countries in s.w Asia • West of Afghanistan • Mountainous |
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Iraq |
• Lies east of Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. • Both the Tigris the Euphrates rivers flow through |
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Israel |
•Sits between Asia and Africa • possesses territories : Golah heights , West Bank along the West Bank Jordan river) |
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Turkey |
• cover the Anatolian peninsula |
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Gaza Strip |
• Gaza stirp: along the Mediterranean coast between Egypt • West Bank : to the east of Israel along the Jordan river and Dead Sea |
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Saudi Arabia |
• Home to Mecca and media • Arabian peninsula • Exports more oil the any other nation on earth |
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Red Sea |
• Allows trade between Asia &a Africa • Gives access to the Indian Ocean |
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Tigris River |
Begins in turkey and flows through Iraq. Provides water for drinking and farming
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Suez Canal |
Man made water way across part of egypt. Connects the Mediterranean &Red Sea Shorter routes for ships to Europe |
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Persian Gulf |
Hold same of the most important oil fields in the world |
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Jordan river |
Runs along the border between Jordan & Israel Considered scarce Water source for Israel |
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Arabian Sea |
Important trade route between India & Europe |
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Euphrates River |
One of the longest rivers Flows through turkey, Syria, and Iraq |
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Strait Of Hormuz |
Critically important for shipping oil through the strait |
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Arabs (Ethnic) |
Most people in the Middle East are arab. Speak Arabic. Most are Muslim ( followers of Islam) |
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Kurds (Ethnic) |
Speak Kurdish Persecuted Sudaam Hussein 60% are Muslim Substance numbers Christian's and Jews Want land for kurdistan |
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Persians (Ethnic) |
Live in Iran Speak Farsi Most are Muslim in the Shia Sect of Islam |
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Islam (religious) |
The Muslim religion teaching that there is only one god and that Muhammad is his prophet |
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Judaism (religious) |
A monotheistic religion of the Jews based on the Torah and the talmud |
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Christianity (religious) |
A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus Christ |
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Religious Groups (Can change) |
Share common belief |
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Ethnic Groups (Cannot Change) |
Share many common characteristics language, physical appearance. |
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Persians (Ethnic) |
Live in Iran Speak Farsi Most are Muslim in the Shia Sect of Islam |
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Islam (religious) |
The Muslim religion teaching that there is only one god and that Muhammad is his prophet |
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Judaism (religious) |
A monotheistic religion of the Jews based on the Torah and the talmud |
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Christianity (religious) |
A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus Christ |
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Religious Groups (Can change) |
Share common belief |
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Ethnic Groups (Cannot Change) |
Share many common characteristics language, physical appearance. |
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Sunni Muslims |
Follow the customs of Muhammad ( About 85%of Muslims are sunnis ) |
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Shia Muslims |
Are Muslims who follow Ali Muhammad's closest relative. |
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Monotheistic |
Believe in one god |
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Polytheistic |
Believe in more then one god |
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Irrigation |
Getting water to the crops |
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting (OPEC) |
1960; founding member Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Venezuela. Formed to keep big oil profit. |
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting (OPEC) |
1960; founding member Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Venezuela. Formed to keep big oil profit. |
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Water pollution |
Water that is not drinkable Polluted water |
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Unequal distribution |
Unbalanced division of wealth |
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Ottoman Empire |
A large empire stretched across Europe, Africa, and S.W Asia |
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Partitioning |
Divide into parts |
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Holocaust |
The persecution and mass murder of close six million Jews |
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Anti-Semitism |
The prejudice or discrimination against the Jews. |
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Zionism |
The movement to untie displaced (moved) Jews and settle them in Palestine |
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Creation Of lsrael |
May 14, 1948 by a vote from the United Nations ( UN ) to divide Palestine ( former part of the Ottoman Empire into Jewish and Arab states |
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Persian Gulf War- 1991 |
Saddam Hussein ordered the invasion and occupation neighboring Kuwait in early August. |
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Saddam Hussein |
5th president in Iraq |
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9/11 |
A terrorist attack 2001 September 11 |
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Osama bin laden |
•Born in 1957 (in riyadh, Saudi Arabia) •Sunni Muslim •founder of Al-Queda •died in 2011 |
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Al Qaeda |
•Militia & terrorist group •operates in Afghanistan & Pakistan |
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Taliban |
• formed in 1994 • Islamist • militia & terrorist group |
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Terrorists |
A person who uses terrorism in the pursuit of political arms |
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Weapons of mass destruction |
A chemical biological radioactive weapon capable of causing a widespread death and destruction |
