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Geography
7th Grade
05/22/2010

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Term
SUQ
Definition
A suq is a marketplace, it consists of many streets covered with small or large shops, most common in middle-eastern territories.
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BEDOUIN
Definition
Bedouins were Arabian desert nomads who live in tightly knit tents.
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CRUSADE
Definition
A crusade is a "holy war." Crusades are only against Muslims because Palestine was controlled by Muslims, and the crusades were caused by Christians.
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SALADIN
Definition
Saladin was a Muslim ruler in the late 1100's. He united Muslims and Egypt, surrounded the Crusader kingdom, and forced foreigners to retreat.
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MUHAMMAD
Definition
Muhammad was born in Mecca in 570, and when he was about 40 years old he started to preach to people. Muhammad brought the idea that there was only one god. He died in 522.
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HAJJ
Definition
Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims, who are able to, are supposed to make at least once in their lifetime.
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KAABA
Definition
Kaaba is in the center of Mecca. It is a rock where Muslims worship.
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MECCA
Definition
Mecca is the central of the Muslim world. It is located in Saudi Arabia. It is the location of the Kaaba.
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ZIONISM
Definition
Zionism is a nationalist Jewish political movement that, in its broadest sense, calls for the self-determination of the Jewish people and a sovereign, Jewish national homeland.
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ZIONISM
Definition
Zionism is a nationalist Jewish political movement that, in its broadest sense, calls for the self-determination of the Jewish people and a sovereign, Jewish national homeland.
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THEODORE HERZL
Definition
He was the Hungarian man who made up the term Zionism.
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BALFOUR DECLERATION
Definition
The 1917 letter that made public the British support of a Jewish homeland in Palestine led the League of Nations to entrust the United Kingdom with the Palestine Mandate in 1922.
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WEST BANK
Definition
The Israeli West Bank barrier is a security barrier being constructed by the State of Israel.
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GAZA STRIP
Definition
lies on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the south, east and north.
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SIX DAY WAR
Definition
The six day war was a war between Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria.
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PLO
Definition
The Palestine Liberation Organization is undoubtedly one of the best known terrorist organizations in the world
Term
AYATOLLAH ROUHOLLAH KHOMEINI
Definition
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was an Iranian religious leader and politician, and leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran.
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GAMEL ABDEL NASSER
Definition
Gamel Abdel Nasser was the second President of Egypt from 1954 until his death. He led the bloodless coup which toppled the monarchy of King Farouk and heralded a new period of modernization and socialist reform in Egypt together with a profound advancement of pan-Arab nationalism.
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ANWAR SADAT
Definition
Anwar Sadat was the third President of Egypt, serving from 15 October 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalists on 6 October 1981.
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PERSIAN GULF
Definition
The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.
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OPEC
Definition
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is a cartel of twelve countries made up of Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela.
Term
SADDAM HUSSEIN
Definition
Saddam Hussein was dictator of Iraq from 1979 until 2003, when his regime was overthrown by a United States-led invasion.
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KALAHARI DESERT
Definition
Kalahari Desert is a large arid to semi-arid sandy area in Southern Africa extending 900000 square kilometers.
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SAHEL
Definition
The Sahel is the ecoclimatic and biogeographic zone of transition between the Sahara desert in the North and the Sudanian savannas in the south.
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SLEEPING SICKNESS
Definition
Sleeping sickness is infection with organisms carried by certain
flies. It results in swelling of the brain. Gambienseinfections lead
to drowsiness during the day, but insomnia at night.
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TIMBUKTU
Definition
Is a city in Tombouctou Region, in the West African nation of Mali.
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MALI
Definition
Mali is a landlocked country in Western Africa.
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SUBSISTENCE FARMER
Definition
Subsistence agriculture is self-sufficiency farming in which farmers grow only enough food to feed their families.
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POLYGAMY
Definition
Polygamy is the belief in having more than one wife or husband.
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THE ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY
Definition
International organization founded as the Organization of African Unity to promote cooperation among the independent nations of Africa.
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NELSON MANDELA
Definition
Nelson Mandela spent 27 years as a political prisoner in South Africa before becoming the country's first black president.
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APARTHEID
Definition
Apartheid was a system of legal racial segregation enforced by the National Party government in South Africa.
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DESMOND TUTU
Definition
Desmond Tutu ss a South African cleric and activist who rose to worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid.
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