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Chapter 9 Flashcards

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True or false

The Arab states are very diverse.

A

True

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While it is stated that religion, in part, defines Arab culture, it’s important to remember that more Muslims live __ of the Arab states then in them.

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outside

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The Arab world is composed of __ __ with the total population of 338 million; the population per country into thousand seven ranges from 60,000 and Qatar to 89 in Egypt.

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22 countries

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Aaron is not considered an Arab country because it’s language is __

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Persian (Farsi).

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Traditionally Arabs have had three main political and cultural trends: __ __ __.

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nationalism, pan-Arabism, and Islam

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Annual per capital __ __ __(GDP) ranges from $1176 in Conneross to more than $79,004 to 26 and Qatar.

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gross domestic product

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The air paroled history spends more than _ years.

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5000

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After the 1970 death of Egypt’s pan-Arab leader, Gamal Abdell Nasser, _ _ _ has not regained the influence it had.

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secular Arab nationalism

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Iraq’s Saddam Hussain appealed to _ _ _.

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secular Arab nationalism

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9
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In some countries such as Egypt and Lebanon, many people identify themselves as Egyptians or Lebanese. But most of the Arab world, people identify themselves as _ _.

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Arab or Muslim

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The _ faith is the second largest in the world after Christianity with someone .2 billion followers or about 20% of the worlds population

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Islamic

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Arabs the ethnic group that originally spread Islam, are now a _in the religion.

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minority

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The Muslim religion extends far beyond the Arab world, from Africa to Europe to Asia, including republics of the former Soviet Union, which had experienced suppression of religion and language since the time of the Russian czars.

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Muslim

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Today, some 75 countries have large Muslim populations. Just as the Muslim religion includes more then Arabs, not all _ are _.

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Arabs, Muslim

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Islam is A non-hierarchical religion; there is no . No institution or individual speaks for all Muslims.

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priesthood

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The Prophet _ founded the religion in the early seventh century and Arabia.

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Muhammed

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_ is the name given to a geographical area ruled by a chief Muslim civil and religious leader.

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Caliphate

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The leader, known as the _, governed as a successor to Mohammed.

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Caliph

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Today, any _, or religious leader claiming to ascend from Mohammed, can assert authority.

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Imam

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True or false

There is no separation of church and state as in the United States.

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True

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The _, it is said, was revealed by God to the Prophet Mohammed in Arabic and generally considered to contain the literal words of Allah, or God.

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Koran

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True or false

Islam is the only world religion that offers rules by which to cover in a state as well as a set of spiritual beliefs.

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True

22
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Ramadan is the ninth month on Islam’s lunar calendar during which fasting, or _ is exercised

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Sawm

23
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At least once the Muslims lifetime, a believer is expected to make a pilgrimage, or _, to Mecca.

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hajj

24
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Muslims generally fall into either the _ or the _ branch.

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Sunni, Shiite

25
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The _, who account for about 90% of the worlds Muslims, believe that Muslim leadership in the early years passed to a series of Caliphs.

A

Sunni

26
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The _ Muslims believe that leadership should be passed down Mohammed’s blood line, starting with his martyred cousin and son-in-law Ally and his descendants.

This group tends to be more ecstatic and religious practice and have messianic expectations in the future imam who will bring justice to the world.

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Shiite

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_ form the majority of Iraq, Iran, Bahrain, Azerbaijan, and Eastern Saturday Arabia.

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Shiites

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_ is an ascetic movement throughout Islam directed toward mysticism and a direct personal experience with God.

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Sufism

29
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The _ are the traditions relating to the deeds and uterrances is of Mohammed. Together with the Karanan, they are the basis of the sharia, or canonic law.

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sunnah

30
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The legal system is different from Western models. The _ _ relies far less on physical evidence that on the accused statements and answers to questions posed by judges.

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sharia system

31
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The dividing line between the Arab and Western world is _. Islam is a religion, but also live life in the central force of Arab existence.

A

religion

32
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Because of the importance of Saudi Arabia in the Arab world, we need to pay particular attention to this country. Saudi Arabia occupies nearly 90% of the Arabian _ and is the 12th largest country in the world or one fourth the size of the United States.

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Peninsula

33
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In 1933, US oil companies launched the California Arabian standard oil company, which later became the Arabian American oil company. With monies from the oil discovered in the late 1930s, Saudi Arabia developed at a pace unparalleled in history. With _ of the worlds proven oil reserves, Saudi Arabiabecame one of the strongest economies in the world, with oil as the source of it’s income. With a population of 9.5 million in the 1970s, oil raised its citizens to riches.

A

25% to 30%

34
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Even today, as guardian of the two holy Muslim mosques in Mecca and Medina, Saudi Arabia is the most _ Islamic country in the world.

A

conservative

35
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Public morality committees, the _, or the regional societies for the preservation of virtue and the prevention of vice, and sure strict compliance with religious requirements.

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Matawain

36
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Today, the _ _ is the world’s largest oil consumer, and Saudi Arabia is the largest market for US consumer products in the Middle East.

A

United States

37
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Dubai is the _ largest of the seven emirates that make up the united Arab emirates.

A

Second

38
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Dubai has become the business and financial center of the Persian Gulf region and, in doing so, has an unusually tolerant society open to _.

A

foreigners

39
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In virtually all aspects, the Arab _ is derived from Islam and expressed and it’s language. Islam draws no distinction between religion and the Temporel aspects of life. According to Islam, everything in the world except humans is administered by God-made laws.

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world view

40
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Islam encourages Muslims to work, to engage in free enterprise, and to learn and possess, but the “owner” is God and the human is the trustee.

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Activity orientation

41
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Saudi accounting of time shows a strong relationship to the cosmos.

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Time orientation

42
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Muslims believe that every person is born free of sin. It is said that when a person reaches the age of maturity, the individual becomes accountable for deeds and intentions. Thus, human nature is more good than evil, and the probability of positive change is greater than the probability of failure.

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Human nature orientation

43
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Arab culture is more group oriented. Social lives are traditionally organized around the family and tribal line. Loyalties are to the family, clan, tribe, and government in that order. Individuals subordinate personal needs to the family and the community.

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Relational orientation

44
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And Eric cultures, equality in the sameness are two quite different things. It is said that women are deprived in some ways that are compensated in others. Thus Arab women are equal as independent human beings, equal and the pursuit of knowledge, and equal and the freedom of expression. And Arab woman who is a wife and mother is entitled to complete provision and total maintenance by her husband. Traditional Saudi woman does not go out alone. She speaks to know man other than her husband or blood can public facilities are segregated by sex. Even the takeout counters at McDonald’s have two sections split by plywood dividers

A

Role of women

45
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Several barrier is unique to the United States and Arab countries impede effective intercultural communication. One is the continuing _ _ in the region.

A

political unrest

46
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Islam emphasizes community over individual rights, and because the _ provide tools for governing society, the line between religion and politics is blurred.

A

Koran

47
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However the major barrier to intercultural communication between US and Arab people’s appears to be the _ each hold of the other.

A

stereotypes

48
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_ is a characteristic of the Middle East and stress is the involvement of people.

A

Polychronic time

49
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True or false
The first dat of the first year of the Hijrah calendar corresponds to the dates Mohamed fled to mecca for Medina to escape persecution of the Quraish.

A

True

50
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true or false

Social media is said to have played a role in the 2011 political uprising in Egypt that drove Mubarak from power

A

True

51
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True or false

Saudi accounting of time is tied to an event and Mohammed’s life

A

True

52
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True or false

Muslims consider Mohammed the last and most important profit in a line that includes Abraham, Moses, and Jesus.

A

True

53
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True or false

Arab culture is defined by its language and it’s Islamic faith

A

True

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