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For Mr. Frazchek's test tomorrow
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7th Grade
03/25/2010

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Hammurabi
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A king that conquered Mesopatamia in 1790 B.C. and created the Code of Hammurabi, a law that protects people and their property.
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Abraham
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A person in Jewish holy books known as a herder who lived in Mesopatamia in 1800 B.C. God made an agreement with Abraham that if he moved to the land of Canaan, his people would be blessed.
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Moses
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The prophet of God in the Jewish Holy book. Moses led the Israelites from Egypt
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King David
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The king of the Israelities. In 1000 B.C., created a kingdom today known as Israel.
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Jesus
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In the christian holy book,known as the Bible, Jesus was Jewish teacher that in A.D. 30 began preaching that god loves all, even those who have sinned. He told people that if the put their trust into god, they would be forgiven.
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Muhammad
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In the Islamic Holy book, known as the Quran(Kuh-Ran) Muhammad was a merchant born in A.D. 570. It was written that he received messages from god telling him to preach. He preached about there being only one god, Allah, and that before his eyes, all people are equal
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Allah
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The Islamic "God"
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Yitzhak Rabin
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Israeli Leader
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Yasir Arafat
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Palestinian Leader
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Ayatolla Ruhollah Khomeini
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The leader that changed Iran to an islamic republic.
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Sadam Hussein
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A past dictator of Iraq. 1988, huge war fought between Iraq and Iran.
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President George W. Bush
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Past president of the United States of America
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Tansu Ciller
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Turkey's first woman Prime Minister in the mid-1990s
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Golda Meir
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Israel's first woman Prime Minister from 1969 to 1974
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Muammar al-Qaddafi
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A military officer in Libya that set up a dictatorship.
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Kemal Atatürk
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Turkey's first president.
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King Hussein
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A ruler of Jordan.
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David Ben-Gurion
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Isreal's first Prime Minister.
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