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Unit 3- Middle East Flashcards

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Arab-Israeli conflict in Cold War

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Russians lied to the Arab nations so they would attack

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PLO

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allowed more Jewish settlers into the occupied territories

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Islamic Scriptures

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Qu’ran- Surahs: chapters, Hadith: Muhammad narratives, sharia: Muslim law

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Abrahamic religions similarities

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J: emphasis on practice
C: salvation, original sin
I: Judgement Day, good & evil

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Holy sites of Jerusalem

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western wall, dome of the rock, tomb of the holy sepulchre

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five pillars of Islam

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  1. salat- prayer
  2. zakat- almsgiving
  3. Ramadan- fasting
  4. Hajj- pilgrimage
  5. Shahadah- witness
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spread of Islam (why?)

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trade routes

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Hejira

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the migration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to medina, turning point in Islam

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hajj

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pilgrimage to Mecca

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caliph

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successor to the prophet

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crusade

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1095: Byzantines were threatened by Seljuk power, called “truce of god” to take the holy land

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12
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mandate

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legal instrument for the administration of Palestine, approved by League of Nations- able to act as representative

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anti-semitism

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anti-Jewish

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women in Islam

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dress modestly, stay home and do housework

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15
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ataturk

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father of Turk mustafa Kemal (1881-1938)

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Persian gulf war cause

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US protects Kuwait’s oil fields

17
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OPEC

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announced oil embargo, refused to trade with somebody, caused worldwide recession

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1979 revolution in Iran

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US support for corrupt regime, student & clergy strikes, conservative theocracy created

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post WWI peace settlement in Palestine

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British promised to give Jews Palestine for support, same promise to Arabs (Balfour declaration)

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post WWII Palestine

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main concern was to protect itself, maintain its territory

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