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CH 22 HISTORY EXAMS
CH 22 HISTORY EXAMS
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8th Grade
05/15/2012

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SUNNI
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THE MOST COMMON MUSLIMS THAT ARE PEACEFUL
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MESPOTAMIA
Definition
FERTILE LAND BETWEEN THE TIGRIS & EUROPHRATES RIVER
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KURDS
Definition
GROUP LIVING IN THE AREAS OF TURKEY, IRAQ, IRAN FOR THE PAST 1,000 YEARS
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SHIITE
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MAIN GROUP LIVING IN ISRAEL
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STRATEGIC COMMODITY
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A RESOURCE THAT WILL NATIONS TO GO TO WAR TO
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TALIBAN
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A FUNDAMENTALIST MUSLIMS POLITICAL GROUP
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WESTERN WALL
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THE HOLIEST SITE IN JERSULAEUM
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GUEST WORKER
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A NAME GIVEN TO UNSKILLED LABORERS WHO COME FROM OTHER COUNTRIES TO FILL JOBS
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DOME OF THE ROCK
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THE SHRINE THAT MARKS THE SPOT THAT MUSLIMS BELEIVE THAT MUHAMMED ROSE INTO HEAVEN
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ZIONISM
Definition
THE MOVEMENT TO CREATE A JEWISH HOMELAND IN PALESTINE
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STATELESS NATION
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A NATION OF PEOPLE THAT DOES NOT HAVE A TERRITORY TO LEGALLY OCCUPY
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PLO
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WAS FORMED TO REGAIN THE LAND OF ISRAEL FOR PALESTINE ARABS
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ATOLL
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THE TOP OF AN UNDESEA VOLCANO SURROUNDED BY QUARRIES
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MONSOON
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A SEASONAL WIND THAT SOMETIMES BRINGS RAIN
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INDIAS RIVER RALLEY
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THE FIRST SETTLEMENT IN INDIA
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CYCLONE
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A VIOLENT STORM THAT HAPPENS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN
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ARCHIPELAGO
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A GROUP OF ISLANDS
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2/3
Definition
THE NUMBER OF INDIAN FARMERS
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STORM SURGE
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HIGH WATERS THAT SWOOP LOW LYING AREAS
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HINDIUSM
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THE MAIN RELIGION OF INDIA
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1/5
Definition
NUMBER OF RURAL PEOPLE IN S ASIA
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RAJ
Definition
TIME PERIOD WHEN BRITISH RULED INDIA
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GANGES RIVER
Definition
AN IMPORTANT WATER RESOURCE
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ISLAM
Definition
THE MAIN RELIGION IN BANGLEDASH IS ISLAM
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