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unit 5 Flashcards

1
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Land between rivers

A

Mesopotamia

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2
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Exotic rivers

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Tigris and Euphrates

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3
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One of the two main branches of Islam, majority of Islams

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Sunni

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4
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Islamic houses of worship

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Mosque

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5
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A place where a spring bubbles to the surface in desert areas and plant grow

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Oasis

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6
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A follower of the religion of Islam

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Muslims

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7
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The word god in Arabic

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Allah

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8
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The first people to start a civilization

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Summerians

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9
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conquered the Sumerian cities (roughly 2350 BC), creating the first real empire in the area

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Akkadians

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10
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had a dream that god made him the leaders for the Muslims and established the center Muslims community

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Muhammad

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11
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speaking two languages

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Bilingualism

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12
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Conquered Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, and the rulers who came to power in the 1500’s was called

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Safavids

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13
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Choose to practice Shi’ism

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Shaites

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14
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Mountain range in Afghanistan

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Hindu Kush

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15
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The holy book of Islam (like the bible of Christianity)

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Koran

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16
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The holy city of Islam

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Mecca

17
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The movement of Jewish people to Israel to protect them during the Holocaust

A

Zionism

18
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Large minority group in the Persian Gulf

A

Kurds

19
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Ottoman rulers

A

Sultans

20
Q

The killing of a mass amount of people during WW2

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Holocaust

21
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A region in Israel and Palestine where the Jewish settles

A

West Bank

22
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The eastern part of the roman Empire which became known as

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Byzantine Empire

23
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The pillar of Islam meaning “There is no God, but God. Muhammad(or Allah) is a prophet.”

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Shahada (first pillar)

24
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performing ritual prayers in the proper way five times each day

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Salat (second pillar)

25
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fasting during the month of Ramadan

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Sawm (third pillar)

26
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The pillar of Islam that requires almsgiving - or donating a portion of money to the poor

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Zakat (fourth pillar)

27
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taking at least one trip to Mecca per year

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Hajj (fifth pillar)

28
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The dominate language in the region

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Arabic

29
Q

The worlds first civilization develops in an area known as

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The Fertile Crescent

30
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Rivers that begins in the humid regions and then flow across dry areas

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Exotic Rivers

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