Middle East Geo
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| Potash | a mineral used to process wool and make fertilizers, glass and soap
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| Magnesium | a light metal used in the aerospace industry
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| Oasis | An area of water and vegetation located in arid regions
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| Dynasty | Line of hereditary rulers, There have been several in this region including the Mongols, Turks and Safavid
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| Sultans | The term for King in the Turkish empire After the 1700’s the British took control of this region until after WWII
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| Effects of Holocaust | Lead to Zionism or the belief amount Jews that they should have a nation of their own
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| Islam | the predominate religion in the region
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| Sunni | A denomination of Islam who choosetheir Imams or religious leaders
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| Shi’ism | This denomination only allow decedents of the profit Muhammad to become an imam
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| Kurds | A third major denomination of Islam
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| Bedouins | Nomadic hearers and traders, recently these people have been moving into cities to take jobs
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| OPEC | Major oil cartel in the middle east that sets production limits for oil
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| Ayatollahs | Highest leaders in Shia Islam, in 1979 they took control of the government in Iran
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| Theocracy | A government that is controlled by religious leaders
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| Secular | Systems apart from religion, this is an issue in Turkey
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| Souks | An economic district in the Arabic world
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