middle east vocab 2 Flashcards
1
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jerusalem
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a city in the middle east located in the country of Palestine but also under occupation of israel
2
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synagogue
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a building for communal worship in judaism
3
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muhammad
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founder of the religion islam
4
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mecca
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a city in Saudi Arabia that is considered the holiest site in islam
5
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sunni
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the largest sect of Islam, making up roughly 85% of all muslims
6
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mosque
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a place of worship for muslims
7
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shia
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a person who belongs to one of the two main branches of islam
8
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jihad
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a meritorious struggle or effort in islamd
9
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al qaeda
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broad-based militant islamist organization founded by Osama bin laden in the late 1980s
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