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| What is the tell and where is it located? |
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| Where is the Nile Valley and what is it considered? |
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| Egypt. A cultural hearth. |
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| What is an exotic stream and what causes them? |
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| River that flows perennially. Caused by the water and rain in the head waters of the river. |
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| What is the levant and where is it located? |
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| Wetland in E. Mediterranean. |
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| What is Mesopotamia and where is it located? |
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| The 1st cultural hearth. Located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in modern day Iraq. |
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| What are the Tigris and Euphrates rivers located and what are they considered? |
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| They are located in Iraq and are considered foundations of Agriculture. |
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| What is the fertile crescent? |
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| Area where all cultural hearths began in the "middle east" |
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| Soil that has been moved down the mountain by rain/snow that creates layers of soil and water. Provides fertile soil. |
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| Porous rock layers holding fossil water under ground. |
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| What are artesian springs/wells? |
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| Aquifers under ground that are found in the Sahara desert. |
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| What are semitic languages? |
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| A relgion based around their god, Ahura Mazda. All good comes from him and evil comes from Ahriman. |
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| Who is Arnold J. Toynbee? |
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| British historian who created the Theory of Development |
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| Where is the first cataract? |
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| Aswan, Egypt of the Nile River. |
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| What are stateless nations/people? |
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| Groups that have no country of their own. |
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| People who are of indoeuropean descent that are fighting a war with the Turks for their own country. Are also Sunni Muslims. |
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| Who are the Palestinians? |
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| Stateless people who are of arab descent that live in Israel. |
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| "Blue men" of the Sahara. Largest Berber tribe. |
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| Omipotent means ___ _______. |
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| Omniscent means ___ _______. |
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| The last of the great religions. Islam = Religion. Muslim = follower of Islam. |
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| Founder of Islam/Last prophet from God. |
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| Where is Mecca and what is it's significance? |
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| Located in modern day Saudi Arabia and it is where Muhammed was born and began his teachings. |
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| Where is Medina and what is it's significance? |
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| Located in modern day Saudi Arabia and it is where Muhammed went after he was driven out of Mecca. |
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| The flight from Mecca to Medina. |
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| What is the difference between the 2 main sects of Islam? |
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1.) Sunnis - Any good muslim can be caliph.
2.) Shi'ite - Must be a blood relative of Muhammed. |
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| The successor of Muhammed. |
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| Followers of Islam fast for a month during sunlight. |
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| A leader of a local mosque. |
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| Teachers of Islamic ways. |
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| Shiasm leaders under Allah. |
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| the holiest site of Islam. The Black Stone of the Kaaba. Located in Mecca. |
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| Puritanical sect of Sunni in Saudi Arabia. They are fundamentalists that hate the U.S. |
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| Islamic schools where students are only taught about religion. Where many people from the Taliban come from. |
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| What is religious fundamentalism? |
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| Old fashioned, hate the West. |
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| Sharia Law is based solely off the... |
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| What are the cultural hearths? |
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| They are the areas of first cultural development. Mesopotamia, Nile Valley, Indus Valley. |
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| What is the hydraulic civilization theory? |
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| Irrigation caused a domino effect of development. |
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| Where was Babylon located? |
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| 1st city created in Mesopotamia. Very wealthy. |
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| What is the Ottoman Empire? |
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| Created out of SE Europe, SW Asia and N Africa. Made of Turkish people Destroyed in 1917. |
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| Major transportation artery on sea that is so narrow that ships have to slow down to get through it. |
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| Where is the Strait of Hormuz? |
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| Choke point on the Persian Gulf. |
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| Choke point located in Egypt. |
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| What is the difference between the White and Blue Nile? |
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Blue Nile - originates in Ethiopia.
White Nile - originates in Lake Victoria. |
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| Is Upper Egypt the Southern or Northern part? |
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| Is Lower Egypt the Southern or Northern part? |
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| 2nd largest city in Egypt. #1 port city of Egypt. Named after Alexander the Great. |
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| Northern entrance/exit to the Suez Canal. |
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| What is the Sinai Peninsula? |
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| Technically a part of Asia but still belongs to Egypt. Historically, wars always started here. |
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| What is the Aswan high dam? |
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| Located in Egypt, was once the biggest dam in the world. Paid for by the Russians. |
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| Where is the Nubian desert? |
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| Located in North Sudan. People who live there = Nubians. |
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| What is the Kordofan province? |
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| Where oil has been found in South Sudan. |
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| Capital city of North Sudan also where blue & white niles meet. |
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| What is the Gezira Scheme? |
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| Irrigated land between the white and blue niles and khartoum. Cotton. |
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| Capital of Sunni Iraq, created by arabs. |
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| What is the Sunni Triangle? |
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| Where followers of Saddam Hussein lived. |
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| Shi'ites main city. Port city. Oil field. |
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| 2nd greatest oil reserve in Iraq that is controlled by the Sunni's. |
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| What the Kurds are fighting for. It's their old main city. Oil reserve. Iraq. |
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| The return to the Jewish homeland. |
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| Scattering of jews/people. |
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| What is the Balfour Declaration? |
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| British promised Jews Israel if they helped them in WWI. |
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| Desert in Southern Israel. |
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| What is the Sea of Galilee? |
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| Source of water - piped to the Negev desert. |
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| Port city in Israel. North of Tel-Aviv. |
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| Holy city for jews, muslims and christians. Unofficial capital of Israel. |
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| Temporary capital on coast. |
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| Area of Israel that belongs to the Palestinians and Jordan. |
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| Area of Israel where 1.6 million Palestinian refugees live. |
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| What is the Gulf of Agaba? |
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| Where Israel and Jordan have access to the Red Sea. |
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| What is the Anatolian Plateau? |
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| Located in middle Turkey. Bs Steppe climate. Wheat is cultivated here. |
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| What are the Pontic Mountains? |
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| A mountain range that is located in Northern Turkey. |
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| What are the Taurus Mountains? |
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| A mountain range that is located at the Southern Coast of Turkey. |
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| Leader of the Rebellion in Turkey. |
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| City on the Anatolian Plateau in Turkey. New capital city. |
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| What are Istanbul and Constantinople? |
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| Constantinople - The original name for the Turkish capital. Roman city. Conquered and changed to Istanbul. |
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| A port city in Turkey. Important oil pipeline here so that the Russians can be avoided. |
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| NATO airbase used during Iraqi war. Turkey. |
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| Area of Turkey that is in Europe and has the ability to join the EU. |
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| City in E. Turkey that is the capital of "kurdistan" |
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| What are the Turkish straits? |
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| Choke point in Turkey. Connects the Black Sea to the Agean and Mediterranean. |
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| What are the Zagros Mountains? |
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| Mountain that is in Iran and borders Iraq. |
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| What are the Elburz Mountains? |
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| Mountain in Iran that is on the Caspian lake sea coast. |
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| Channels in irrigation system on alluvial fans. |
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| Main oil producing region of Arab Iran. |
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| The main city in Khuzestan. World's largest petroleum refinery. |
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| Oil terminal that ships pull up to in Iran |
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Persian = main people of Iran.
Farsi = their language. |
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| King of Iran that was an allie of the west. |
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| located in libya - US ambassador killed here. |
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| Area near coast in Libya, wetland. |
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| Libya stole from Chad - uranium mines. |
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| The West - Morrocco, Tunisia and Algeria. |
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| Where are the Atlas Mountains? |
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| Mountains on coast of Algeria. |
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| Where spanish stayed in Morrocco. |
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| An area invaded by many contries, Morrocan people captured it. |
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| Spanish controlled Morroccan city. |
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| Packed clay, gravel and rocks. |
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| What is the Kabylia Region? |
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| Key area of rebellion in Algeria. |
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| Ephemeral streams - short lived. |
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| What is the Gulf of Sidra? |
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