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Middle East
Cultural Studies Midterm
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Sociology
10th Grade
01/18/2009

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Hammurabi
Definition
BABYLON. conquered fertile cresent, hammurabi code of law.
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Jesus
Definition
christianity
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5 Pillars of Islam
Definition
1. 1 god
2. give 2 poor
3. fasting
4. pilgramage to Mecca
5. pray 5 times a day
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mosque
Definition
center of life. meeting place, centers of sutdy, and inns for travelers.
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Young Turks
Definition
strengthen Ottoman Empire & end western imperialism. overthrew sulten and persecuted non-Muslim Arabs
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Mohammed
Definition
muslim
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Crusade
Definition
holy war to capture Palestine. christians vs muslims
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Kemal Attaturk
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OTTOMAN reforms, gov't funds industries, seperate religion and education... WESTERNIZATION
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10 Commandments
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Solomon
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Mandate
Definition
Territory administered but not owned by a member of the League of Nations
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Anwar Sadat
Definition
peace with Isreal
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Ramadan
Definition
Islam holiday
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Christianity
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kaaba
Definition
temple in Mecca
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suq
Definition
heart of city
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scribe
Definition
SUMER kept temple records
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Fertile Crescent
Definition
rich soil> desirable
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Suleiman I
Definition
made city beautiful, reforms *lawgiver
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New Testament
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Mesopotamia
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anti- Semitism
Definition
dislike of jews
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PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization)
Definition
organization established by Palestinian leaders to set up a Palestinian state
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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Seljuk Turks
Definition
seized Baghdad, allowed caliph to stay, FALL OF BIZANTINE
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Zorostrism
Definition
magic child who spoke about good vs. evil
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cuneiform
Definition
the writing of the SUMERIANS
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Medina
Definition
holy city of Muslim
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Balfour Declaration
Definition
Palestine as a Jewish state- declared by the British
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Gospels
Definition
Christian historical sources that tell the story of the life of Jesus
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Bedouins
Definition
nomadic: small, competed for waterholes
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Zionism
Definition
movement to get a Jewish state in Palestine
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prophet
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caliph
Definition
secular and religious head of a Muslim state, sucessor to teh prophet of Muhammed.
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Reza Khan
Definition
IRAN. WESTERNIZATION. end foreign control, women freedom, roads+factories, reduced power of clergy, army
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Allah
Definition
Muslim god
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Ayatollah Khomeni
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Saladin
Definition
captured jerusalem from christians
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Geography & climate
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Torah
Definition
jewish book
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marytr
Definition
someone who suffers or dies becasue his or her beliefs
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hajj
Definition
pilgramage to Mecca
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Muhammed Ali
Definition
governer of EGPYT, scientific, military, agricultural reforms
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"crossroads of civilization"
Definition
PERSIAN- spreading culture
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"people of the book"
Definition
follow god's teachings in the Bible
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Theodor Herzl
Definition
promote Zionism, migrate to Palestine+ establish communites w/ european support.
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Satrap
Definition
governor of a province in PERSIA
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sect
Definition
religious group
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Arabs
Definition
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Ehud Olmert
Definition
former prime minister of Isreal
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ziggurat
Definition
temple, center of life in SUMER
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Abraham
Definition
creator of monotheism
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shah
Definition
king
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Shiite
Definition
religious, descendants of caliph
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hejira
Definition
migration of Muhammad Medina>Mecca
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Sunni
Definition
more laid back, anyone as caliph
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Moses
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millet
Definition
non-Muslim communtiy in the OTTOMAN empire, ruled by own religious leader
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Muslims
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Nasser
Definition
Aswar dam>irrigate, hydroelectric, control flooding, fishing. end westernization, economic progress, fearde not pay loans and lose relations with Soviets
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Koran
Definition
Muslim holy book
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Kurds
Definition
TURKEY, fighting for own culture.
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Old Testament
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SUMERIAN
Definition
CITY-STATES, SYSTEM OF WRITING. WHEEL PLOW CALENDAR.
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HITTITES
Definition
IRON
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PHOENICIAM
Definition
SPREAD CULTURE, ALPHABET
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PERSIAN
Definition
ROADS $
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HELLINISTIC
Definition
ALEXANDER. SPREAD IDEAS, LAWS&GOV'T
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BYZANTINE
Definition
CHRISTIANITY-CONSTANTINOPLE
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UMAYYAD
Definition
pro-Arab
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ABBASSID
Definition
non-arab, building projects.
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MONGOLS
Definition
destroy Baghdad, trade, >Islam
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OTTOMAN
Definition
gov't: sultan with absolute power, slaves: people they conquered, millets
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SAFAVIDS
Definition
vs. ottoman for mesopotamia, religion. Abbas- welcomed non-shiites, eager to ally, trade+commerce> roads+inns
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