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terms+names causes of conflict

question/answersterms/defenition
fertile rich in resources and nutrients
hunter-gatherer a person who finds food by hunting, fishing, and gathering wild grains, fruits, and nuts
irrigation a process to bring water to dry land
mandate a country placed under the control of an other country by international agreement
Palestine an Arab region that was also the land of the Jews 2000 years ago/ the holy land
Arab-Israeli wars the wars between Arabs and Israelis over Palestine
Kurd mountain people who live in Armenia Georgia Iran Iraq Lebanon Syria and Turkey
Persian gulf war a 1991 war between the US and Iraq
Arab a member of the Semitic people of the Arabian peninsula
ethnic group people with a common cultural background
fundamentalism a religious movement stressing strict following of a set of basic principles
Islam the religious faith of Muslims. founded by Muhammad
Israeli a person from the republic of Israel
Judaism the religion of the ancient Hebrews, founded by Abraham
Muslim a follower of Islam
Ottoman Empire a former Turkish power that ruled over most of the Middle East until it was broken up following World War 1
Palestinian liberation organization (PLO) a group who's goal is the destruction of Israel and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state
Persian an ethnic group that has lived in Iran for the past 3,000 years
Shi'ite the minority branch of Islam
Sunni the majority branch of Islam
OPEC the organization of petroleum exporting countries, which decides the cost and the amount of petroleum exported from each country each year
primary product a raw material that is used to manufacture other products
secondary product a product manufactured from a raw material
petrochemical a product made from petroleum or natural gas
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