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Review - Middle East

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The Fertile Crescent Site of the development of early centers of civilization.
Mesopotamia Land between two rivers - Tigris and Euphrates
Egyptian civilization "The Gift of the Nile," developed papyrus, hieroglyphics, mummification, pyramids, pharaohs, yearly flooding, Old and New Kingdoms
Neolithic Revolution The domestication of plants and animals led to settled communities, the development of villages, systems of gov't. and the development of civilizations.
Hammurabi's Code Eye for an eye justice, importance of written laws. Babylonian civilization in Mesopotamia.
Byzantine Empire Eastern part of the Roman Empire, survives 1000 years longer until 1453 when it falls to the Ottoman Empire. Emperor Justinian, Justinian's Code of law is copied by others. Keeps alive writings of the Greeks and Romans.
Constantinople Crossroads of trade between Europe and Asia, now Istanbul.
Crusades Increased trade between Europe and Asia, increased tension between Muslims and Christians.
Contributions of the Islamic Civilizations medical encyclopedias, algebra, astronomical tables, woolen carpets, calligraphy, geometric art, literature.
Judaism first monotheistic religion, 10 Commandments, Torah, exiled from Israel by the Romans on a diaspora.
Christianity monotheistic, 10 Commandments, Golden Rule, Bible, started with Jesus Christ, influences western culture.
Islam monotheistic - word for God in Allah, book- Quran (Koran), 5 Pillars of Faith. Started with Mohammed, born in Mecca (Saudi Arabia). Splits into two groups - Sunni and Shiites.
Five Pillars of Faith Confession of Faith, Pray five times a day facing Mecca, Fast during the holy month of Ramadan, Hadj to Mecca, alms to the poor.
Ottoman Empire Large empire in the Middle East, capital at Istanbul, greatest sultan is Suleiman the Magnificent.
Zionism Jewish movement to establish a homeland in Israel. Theodore Hertzel
Kemal Ataturk Between 1923-1938, starts to modernize Turkey, more freedom for women, education, secularization
Leaders off the modern start of Israel? David Ben-Gurion, Menachem Begin, Golda Meir
Balfour Declaration Promises a homeland for the Jews in Israel
Jerusalem City in Israel important to Jews, Christians, and Muslims.
Six Day War 1967 between Arabs and Israel. Israel wins the Golan Heights, West Bank, and Gaza Strip.
Bond of unity between Arab countries? Hostility towards Israel.
Israeli - Palestinian conflict Both believe they have historic ties to the same land.
Why were the nations of the world concerned with the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq in 1990? Because of its strategic locations and oil.
What contributes to terrorism in the Middle East? The unresolved Palestinian effort to establish a homeland.
Which Middle Eastern nation is guided by Islamic fundamentalism? Iran
A goal of most modern day Islamic countries is to... maintain basic Islamic values in a technological society.
Ayatollah Khomeini Islamic religious leader of Iran who stressed Islam, shari'ah, laws and a return to fundamentalist Islamic beliefs.
Anwar Sadat Egyptian leader that signed a peace treaty with Israel during the Camp David accords. This caused him to lose respect with other Arab countries and to be assassinated by his own military.
Sumerians developed cuneiform writing, sail boats, wheel, ziggurat pyramids,...
Geography of the Middle East Mostly desert, water is a valuable resource they lack, Mediterranean climate around the seas. OIL around the Persian Gulf.
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