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15 Cards in this Set
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the most troubled region of the world
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Middle East
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Name the reasons why the ME is so troubled
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1. problem of geography
2. Birthplace of 3 great world religions |
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Middle East is the crossroad of what 3 continents?
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Asia, Africa, Europe
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WHat is considered to be the Cradle of Civilization
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Mesopotamia
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What 2 rivers run with Mesopotamia in the middle?
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Tigris
Euphrates |
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WHat end of the fertile crescent does Mesopotamia make up?
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Eastern End
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Name the first organized societies
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Syria
Samaria Babylonia |
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Capital of Syria
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Damascus
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Capital of Samaria
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Ur
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Capital of Babylonia
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Babylon
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This city was strategic to many empires and militaries and was overrun by Egyptians, Hittite People, Romans, Persians, Greeks, and then Turks again.
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Damascus
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Name the 3 great world religions
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Judaism
Christianity Islam |
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World's leading producing REGION of oil
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Middle East
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Rich fertile land between Tigirs and Euphrates
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Mesopotamia
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Also known as the Turkey Empire in 1600s
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Ottoman Empire
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