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SW Asia and North Africa Flashcards

1
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The systematic extermination of Jews by the Nazis

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Holocaust

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2
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Huge sand dunes in Saudi Arabia

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Rub’ al Khali

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3
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passage of water linking the mediterranean sea and red sea

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Suez canal

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4
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Headwear worn by Muslim women

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Hijab

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5
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face cover worn by muslim women

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Niqab

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6
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organization that controls oil prices

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OPEC

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7
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dominant religion in the middle east

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Islam

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8
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middle eastern conflict in 1967

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Six day war

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9
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process in which fertile land becomes a desert

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desertification

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10
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sacred city for Muslims

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Mecca

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11
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waterway that links the Persian gulf and the Arabian sea

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Hormuz

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12
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concept of practicing multiple gods

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polytheism

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13
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syrian area that borders israel

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Golan Heights

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14
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capital of iran

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Tehran

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15
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Arabian Peninsula

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1/4-1/3 of all oil produced

“sand seas”

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16
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Lowest point on earths crust

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Dead Sea

Located between Israel and Jordan

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17
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Nile River

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90% of egyptians live within a few miles of the Nile river

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18
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atlas mountains

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from Morocco to Tunisia

separating coastal area from sahara desert

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19
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Two Deserts

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Hammadas-stretches for hundreds of miles

Wadis-steep sides and narrow floors

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20
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ergs

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huge sand dunes in southern saudi arabia

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21
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desertification

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fertile land becomes desert

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22
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strait

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waterway linking large body of water

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23
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strait of hormuz

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access to and from persain gulf

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24
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water

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most important resource besides oil

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25
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longest river

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Nile River

4145 miles

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26
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Israel

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jewish states created in 1948

vibrant modern nation and ancient biblical land

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Palestinians

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occupied people without homeland

claim Israel as “Arab land”

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Golan Heights

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buffer zone between Israel and Syria

29
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Hebron

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center of Arab/Palestinian dissent to Israeli occupation

30
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Intifada

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Uprising in Arabic

31
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Bar mitzvah

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boy becoming a man

32
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bat mitzvah

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girl becoming a woman

33
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mandatory military service

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reserve duty until 55

34
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Tel Aviv

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secular city

largest metro system

35
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Haifa

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largest port city

US 6th fleet

36
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Jerusalem

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Capital city of israel

3000 years old

37
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Wailing wall

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sacred place of jewish prayer

38
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dome of the holy rock

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sacred place of islamic prayer

39
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zionists

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jewish pioneers returned to their homeland

40
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hebrew

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ancient language of the bible

41
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knesset

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legislative branch, law making functions

42
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anwar sadat

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was assassinated for gesture of peace towards israel

43
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Iraq invasion of Kuwait

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Operation Desert Storm

44
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highway of death

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Iraqi troops strafed by UN war planes

45
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Operation Desert Fox

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pres. Clinton ordered military bombing to punish Hussein

46
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Ramadan

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holy month of Muslims

47
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Ayatollah Khomeini

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revolutionary religious leader in exile who returned after the shah

48
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kyber pass

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famous gateway to india

49
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mujahadin

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resistant fighters

50
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soviet invasion of afghanistan

51
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kuwait

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national capital

52
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muscat

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capital city of oman

53
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wadi

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a dry river bed

54
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Cairo

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capital city of egypt

55
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pyramids of giza

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valley of kinds

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ra

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god of the sun

57
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queen hapshetsut

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female pharroh

58
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hieroglyphics

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ancient Egyptian writing

59
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falukas

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flat ships

60
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aswan dam

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nile river in southern egypt

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theocracy

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govt

a religious leader rules

62
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polytheism

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worshiping many gods

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pilgrimage

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trip to mecca

64
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burka

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face cover

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hijab

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chador

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traditional garb

67
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sharia law

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islamic code

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