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70 Cards in this Set
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Prophet
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A person who's teachings are believed to be inspired by god
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Hajj
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in Islam a pilgrimage or religious journey to the holy city of mecca, the birthplace of Muhammad
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Monotheism
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belief in 1 god
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Mosque
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Islamic house of religious worship
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Knesset
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parliament of Israel
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human resources
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the skills and talents of employed people
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oasis
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a place where water from an aquifer has reached the surface, it supports vegetation and wildlife
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arable
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capable of being farmed or cultivated
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mandate
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a commission from the league of nations authorizing a nation to govern a territory
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Zionist
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people in a movement that began in the 19th century to create and support a Jewish homeland in the Palestine
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self-determination
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the right to decide one's political future
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drip irrigation
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the practice of using small pipes that slowly drip water just above ground to conserve water to use for crops
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militia
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an army also the private army of a particular fighting faction
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anarchy
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political disorder and violence:lawlessness
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embargo
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severe restriction of trade with other countries
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desalination
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to take the salt out of ocean water
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infrastructure
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an underlying foundation, the basic support of facilities of a country
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falaj system
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an ancient system of underground and surface water canal that carries water many miles from mountains to desert village
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secular
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worldly, not relating to a religion
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shah
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the ruler of Iran
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ayatollah
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a religious leader amount the Shi'ite Muslims
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Golan heights
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plateau overlooking the Jordan river and the sea of Galilee; a strategic location that has been the site of conflict in south west Asia
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wadis
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a riverbed that remains dry except during the rainy seasons
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Tigris and Euphrates
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2 of the most important rivers in south west asia: supported several ancient river valley
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Jordan River
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a river that serves as a natural boundary between Isreal and Jordan
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Dead sea
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a landlocked sea that is so salty, that people float when they swim in it. Almost nothing can live in it's waters
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rub al-Khali
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one of the largest sandy deserts in the world on the arabian peninsula
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salt flat
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flat land made of chemical salts that remain after winds evaporate the moisture in the soil
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fossil water
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water pumped from underground aquifers
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crude oil
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petroleum that has not been processed
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ayatollah
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a religious leader amount the Shi'ite Muslims
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Golan heights
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plateau overlooking the Jordan river and the sea of Galilee; a strategic location that has been the site of conflict in south west Asia
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wadis
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a riverbed that remains dry except during the rainy seasons
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Tigris and Euphrates
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2 of the most important rivers in south west asia: supported several ancient river valley
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Jordan River
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a river that serves as a natural boundary between Isreal and Jordan
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Dead sea
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a landlocked sea that is so salty, that people float when they swim in it. Almost nothing can live in it's waters
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rub al-Khali
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one of the largest sandy deserts in the world on the arabian peninsula
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salt flat
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flat land made of chemical salts that remain after winds evaporate the moisture in the soil
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fossil water
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water pumped from underground aquifers
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crude oil
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petroleum that has not been processed
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refinery
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a place where crude oil is converted into useful products
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mecca
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the holiest city of Islam, located in Saudi Arabia where people make pilgrimages to fulfill Islamic religious duty
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Islam
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the monotheistic religion based on the teachings of the prophet Muhammad
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Muhammad
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Islamic prophet
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theocratic
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government where religious leaders control government
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OPEC
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organization of petroleum exporting countries
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western wall
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for Jews, the holiest site in jerusalem, remaining wall of the second temple
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Dome of the Rock
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a shrine in jerusalem located on the temple mountain
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Palestinian liberation Organization
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group formed in 60s to regain Arab land in Israel for Palestinian Arabs
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Kurds
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the ethnic group in South West Asia that has occupied Kurdistan, nation not a country
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refinery
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a place where crude oil is converted into useful products
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mecca
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the holiest city of Islam, located in Saudi Arabia where people make pilgrimages to fulfill Islamic religious duty
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Islam
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the monotheistic religion based on the teachings of the prophet Muhammad
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Muhammad
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Islamic prophet
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theocratic
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government where religious leaders control government
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OPEC
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organization of petroleum exporting countries
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western wall
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for Jews, the holiest site in jerusalem, remaining wall of the second temple
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Dome of the Rock
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a shrine in jerusalem located on the temple mountain
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Palestinian liberation Organization
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group formed in 60s to regain Arab land in Israel for Palestinian Arabs
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Kurds
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the ethnic group in South West Asia that has occupied Kurdistan, nation not a country
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Mesopotamia
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A region in South West Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, location of some of the earliest civilization
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Sunni
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one of the two main branches of Islam 83% of all Muslim
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Shi'ite
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one of the two main branches of Islam, including most Iranians and some populations of Iraq and Afghanistan
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Taliban
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a strict Muslim group in Afghanistan that has imposed rigid rules on society including prescribed clothing styles
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guest workers
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largely unskilled laborer, often an immigrant from South and East Asia, brought into the oil-booming countries to fill job that the regions native peoples find economically unacceptable
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stateless nation
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nation of people without land
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Palestinians
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a displaced group of Arabs who liked or still in the area formerly called Palestine and now called Israel
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West Bank
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in Israel, a strip of land on the west side of the Jordan river
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Gaza Strip
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a territory along the Mediterranean sea just northeast of the Sinai peninsula
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strategic commodity
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a resource so important the nations will go to war to ensure its steady supply
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