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| who came into being in 1948, when British left Palistine |
Israel |
| who's actions helped oil producing arab states become wealthy and powerful |
Opecs |
| Who has more oil reserve than any other country |
Suadiia Arabia |
| Nomadic Arabs called _____________ roamed these empty deserts in Middle East with heards of camels. |
Beblians |
| The population is growing in the Arab world-more than______ million people live in the region |
180 |
| Their has been great gains in recent years in___________ |
literacy |
| About ___________ of the Arab can read and write |
half |
| The most holy city |
(blank) |
| Jordan river is used for |
main water supply for Israel & neighbors |
| Islams are |
Fundalmentalist, (strict law followers) |
| Palestine is |
Jews holy name |
| Three of the world's great religions first took root in it |
judism, christi. and Islam |
| Mohammad was born in |
Mecca in the 7th century |
| In the middle ages, christians in europe launched the |
crusades to take back the holy lands |
| 1187 the great Arab warrior Saladin recaptured the holy city of |
Jerusalim and united most of the arab world |
| 1798 Napoleons french forces invaded |
Egypt |
| 1956 Gamel Abdel Nasser took control of the_____________ from great Brittian |
Suez canal |
| Egypt signed agreements with Libya, Syria and Sudan to form a |
United Arab republic |
| The Arab nations have used their oil wealth to____________. |
Industrialize |
| In 1956, 1967, and _______ the Arab nations again fought Isreal in full scale wars |
1975 |
| accordance with the camp David Accords, in 1979, Israel returned the ________ ___________ to Egypt |
Sryria penins. |
| PLO launched_____________ attacks against innocent Israeli citizens |
terroist |
| in 1964 some Palestinians formed the ______________________ ______________________ ______________ the PLO to fight aginst Israel |
Palistianian Liberation organization |
| People are holding on to |
ancient traditions |
| The arab world stretches________ miles from the coast of Northwest africa to the Indian ocean |
4k |
| Arabs speak |
arabic |
| How long did Ottoman turks rule the arab world |
400 |
| Ayatollah khomeini came to power in a revolution in |
1974 |
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