Arab Test 1 Flashcards by Chantal Batista

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What are the three kinds of Arabs called in history

Ancient Arabs, Pure Arabs, Arabized Arab

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Ancient Arabs

-Used to live in the north east of Arabia
-Tribes such as AD and Thamid
-They were very advanced, got too cockey,challeged god, god destroyed them

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Pure Arabs

-South Arabia(Yemen land and saudia arabia now)
-They moved because of a large flood

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The arabized arabs

-Descents from ismla son of arbhamna
-Hybrid of pure arabs and none arabs
-Lived in northern parts

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Definition of who is “Arab” [person]?According to who?

An Arab is a person whose language is Arabic,
who lives in an Arabic-speaking country, and
who is in sympathy with the aspirations of the
Arabic-speaking peoples

Accoridng to the Arab League

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What are the Arab regions (two countries in each region; for Yemen land and Nile
valley one each)

Arab West, Gulf Area, Bilaad Asham, Yemen Land, Nile Valley, Arab African countries

Yemen Land: Oman, Yemen
Nile Valley, Eygpt Sudan

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Current borders: why, how, who shaped them …etc

They do not follow any geographic frontiers
* They do not follow or pay attention to
particular ethnic or religious groupings.
* Current borders are based entirely on imperial
considerations:
The needs of Britain and France

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Events and agreements & decision that shaped the modern Arab World

-WWII & the Fall of the Ottoman Empire
* Arab Great Revolution
* Creation of the State of Israel in Palestine
- 1948 war
- 1967 War
- The Oslo Accord 1993

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WWII & the Fall of the Ottoman Empire? How did it shape modern arab world.

Britian and france pulled down the ottoman empire with saudi but gave saudi not as much land as they promised.
Then they made the boundaires

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The Arab Revolt

The Arab Revolt or the Great Arab Revolt was an armed uprising by the Arabs against the Ottoman Empire amidst the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I.

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1948 War

It is the first war of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and the broader Arab–Israeli conflict.
-the civil war transformed into a conflict between Israel and the Arab states following the Israeli Declaration of Independence the previous day

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1967 War

was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states (primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan) from 5 to 10 June 1967.
Israeli victory
Territorial changes Israel captures and occupies the Golan Heights from Syria, the West Bank (incl. East Jerusalem) from Jordan, and the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt

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The Oslo Accord 1993

In 1993, Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Movement signed a declaration of principles aimed at peacefully resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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For one (any) country from each region: The capitol, the political system &

Nile Valley: Egypt: Clairo,Republican, (unofficial) Political leader of the Arab world

Arab West: Morrcoo: Rabat,Monarchy/Kingdom,first university in the World

Bilaad Hamsham: Palestine, occupied, Has not been independent for centuries

Gulf Area: United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi, Monarchy, Dubai is one of the world’s significant cities

Yemen Land: Yemen, Republican, Least liberal in the Arab world

Arab African:Somalia: Magadishu, Republican, Drought land

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Countries that currently have unrest, and countries that had (or having) Arab
Spring

Unrest:
Libya
* Egypt
* Palestine

Arab Spring
Tunisia
* Egypt
* Libya

Main Religions in the Arab World

Judaism, Islam, christainty

Arab League:
 What is it ?
 When and why was it formed?
 Main goal
 Headquarter
 What is Arab people opinion about it?

March 22, 1945
Sought to unite all Arabic-Speaking countries into one political entity (After World War II)
-Formed to represent the interests of the
Arabs
-Its permanent headquarter is located in
Cairo
-just a debating platform that achieves
nothing

Family: Patterns of living: Name Three

Urbans, Rurals, Bedouin

Family: Patterns of living:Urbans

-Mainly residents of large cities
-Depends on business, employment and trade

Family: Patterns of living:Rurals

Mainly residents of villages and small towns
* Depend on farming

Family: Patterns of living:Bedouin

-Constantly moving
* Live in mobile tents
* Depends on animals; especially goat, sheep and camels
* No chickens, no cows

Family: Patterns of living: Social Classes

Arab society is structured into social classes and
individuals inherit the social class of their family.
* In most Arab countries there are 3 social
classes:
* The Upper Class
* The Middle Class
* The Lower Class
Very little tension between them

Family: The Upper Class

Royalty and/or political leaders’ families ⚬ large and influential families ⚬ Some wealthy people (depending on their family background) ⚬ Foreign residents (due to their professional standing, education, and/or income)

Family:The Middle Class:

Government employees & Military officers ⚬ Teachers (in some countries but in others: low class) ⚬ Moderately prosperous merchants & land owners ⚬ Shops/small business owners

Family:The Lower Class:

⚬ Peasants farmers ⚬ Urban and village poor ⚬ Unskilled labor

The importance and significance of “Family” for Arabs?

-The family is at the center of social organization in all three Arab patterns of living

importance of “Family” In order

Most Important (in order): tribes (Bedouins), peasants (rural), and the urban

The Family is the center of Arab: ■ Constitutes an __and __ because all members cooperate to ensure its continuation and improve its standing in the community ■ This influences all aspects of an Arab’s life.

social organization and socioeconomic activities -economic ,social unit

Persons & groups inherit their: Change of social class through : Loyalty to the:

religious, class, and cultural affiliations education & wealth is possible, but it takes generations to be accepted family more than to the country

The success or failure of an individual member becomes that of :

the family as a whole

Who leads the family? * Religion is very __ for Arabs. * Change of religion is :

Fathers/elders lead the family important very rare Family

Large families are a source of: Large families mean guaranteed: Arabs living in the West have:

pride (social) & security (economic): economic and social benefits, and the possibility that the children will care for their parents in their elderly years. fewer children than those home.

Christian Arabs have : Name the order in which the three groups have more kids * Arabs are loyal to their:

fewer kids than Muslim Arabs * Bedouins more than rural & rural more than urban family first, clan/tribe second, then national identity.

Marriage: Everyone is expected to marry relatively __. Children stay living with their parents until they get __

young married regardless of their age

Parents are to be _____ Disobedience of parents is___ Grandparents have the same__

respected and obeyed in all circumstances. culturally unacceptable respect as parents

Family: Respect elderly___ Extra respect for ___ the tradition of teaching young people to call older persons__

brothers and sisters parents’ friends ammi/u, ("my uncle") or khalti/u ("my aunt")

Recent Changes:The family has been undergoing significant change. Why?

conomic independence, ➢ education & ➢ immigration

Recent Changes The present-day Arab family is not usually __ Yet despite the reduced prevalence of the extended family, relatives generally remain * Relatively ___ rebel social values and family values

extended closely interlocked in a web of intimate relationships very few