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9 Cards in this Set
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Languages of the Middle East
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Arabic, Turkish, Hebrew, Kurdish, Persian, and Greek
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Most Arabs are
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Muslims
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Religions of the Middle East
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Islam, Christianity, and Judaism
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A significant number of Christians live where?
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Lebanon, Syria, and Egypt
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The Middle East stands at the crossroads of these three continents
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Africa, Asia, and Europe
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Examples of cultural diffusion in the Middle East
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Arabic numerals from India, the lateen sail from Southeast Asia, the alphabet, and the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
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Example of the strategic location of the Middle East
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Egypt operates the Suez Canal which links the Mediterranean and red seas
Turkey controls the Bosporus and Dardanelles, two vital straits that link the black and Aegean seas |
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Fertile Crescent
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Arc shaped region that stretches from the eastern Mediterranean along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers to the Persian gulf
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Climate of the middle east
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Nearly all desert
Desalination plants convert he water from surrounding seas into fresh water Oil is distributed across the region |
