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What is the capital of turkey |
Ankara |
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Who is Kemal ataturk |
•Father of turkey • first president • changed name from mustafa Kemal to Kemal ataturk which means father of the Turks
Modernized turkey after world war 1 |
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What waterways separate Asia and Europe |
•Sea of Marmara •Dardanelles •Bosporus |
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What is unusual about the Dead Sea? |
•It is the lowest point in Earth •It has so much salt you can float • it has formed salt formations • there are no critters living there
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Which two mountain ranges stretch across turkey? |
• Taurus • Pontic ( remember TP) |
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What two continents are turkey a part of? |
• Asia • Europe |
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What is the larger Asian part of turkey called? |
Anatolia |
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Which city sits between Europe and Asia? |
Istanbul |
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What are two deserts in turkey? |
• Syrian • Negev |
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What are the main minerals in turkey ? |
• sulfur • phosphates • asphalt • Mercury • copper ( remember Sejal Patel and Mrs. cat) |
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What is the aim occupation of people in this region? Desert |
Nomadic herders |
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What was catal huyuk? |
•The earliest farming village in turkey • had 5-6 thousand people |
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What are three groups that ruled turkey? |
• ottoman Turks • Romans • Seljuk Turks |
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How did kamal ataturk modernize turkey? |
• changed religion is schools so kids learn other languages and be open to the world and changed the alphabet to Latin alphabet • banned fez hats • made the government a secular government • encouraged women to vote |
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What does secular mean ? |
A state that has religion separate from government |
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What is the largest ethnic group In Turkey ? |
Ethnic Turks |
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What is the minority group in turkey? |
Kurds |
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What is turkeys largest city? |
Istanbul |
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What is turkeys biggest industries? |
• textiles • electronics • clothing • cement
( remember TECC like TECH) |
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Language of turkey |
Turkish |
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Religion of turkey |
Islam |
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What type of government does turkey have? |
Democratic |
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Who is the president of turkey? |
President Erdogan |
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What is the legislature called? |
National Assembly |
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What was the capital of Syria ? |
Damascus |
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Which country controls Syria after world war 1? |
France |
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What are Syrias main industries and who owns them? |
• oil refineries • electrical plants • railroads • factories 🏦
The socialist government is Syria |
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Who is the leader of Syria ? |
Bashar al- Assad |
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What is the type of government on Syria? |
Dictatorship |
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What is the largest religion in Syria? |
Islam |
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What is the culture is most people? |
Arab |
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What is the capital of Lebanon? |
Beirut |
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What is the capital of Jordan? |
Amman |
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What are the main industries of Jordan? |
Tourism and banking |
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What are bedouins? |
Arabic speaking nomads that live in deserts of southwest Asia |
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What was the original name of Istanbul? |
Constantinople |
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What is Zionism? |
Nationalist movement calling for Jews to establish a Jewish state in their homeland
It began in Europe In 1800 |
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What is diaspora? |
Dispersal of Jewish population |
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What Is the holy land? |
Israel Formed in 1948 |
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What is the capital of Israel? |
Jerusalem
Has three religions Christianity, Islam, Judaism. |
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What is the Knesset? |
Jewish parliament |
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What is kosher? |
•Fit in Hebrew; food allowed under Jewish dietary laws • no pork No shellfish; no mixing milk and meat Jewish food law |
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What is a kibbutz? |
A large farm where people share everything |
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What are the Palestinian Territories? |
•Gaza •West Bank •east Jerusalem |
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Who contolls gaza? |
Palestinians |
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West Bank |
• controlled by Israel Cities Nablus, Hebron, ramallah |
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Capital Of israel |
Jerusalem |
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Biggest part of Israel economy |
Tourism |
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Biggest part of Israel economy |
Tourism |
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Palestinians control which 3 parts of israel |
Gaza. West Bank, east Jerusalem |
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Which groups are fighting for control of Israel ? |
Jews and Palestinians |
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When did Israel become and independent state ? |
1948 |
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What was the holocaust ? |
Adolf hitler killed the Jews because of their religion |
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What was the holocaust ? |
Adolf hitler nazi. killed the Jews because of their religion |
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What were the crusades ? |
A series of invasions by the Christians of Europe trying to take back the holy land |
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What was Balfour declaration ? |
A letter from the English secretary lord Balfour to the leader of British Jews during World War II that approved a Jewish state |
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What 3 major world religions consider Israel to Be the holy land ? |
Judaism Christianity Islam |
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What is Israelis Largest city ? |
Tel aviv |
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What is Israel's Largest city ? |
Tel aviv |
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Two Official languages of israel |
Hebrew. Arabic |
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Jewish dietary laws are called ? |
Kosher |
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Desert in southern israel |
Negev |
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Constantinople is important because? |
It is the cross roads between Europe and Asia Important trade port. It was capital of Byzantine empire |
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