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Final Social Studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Buddhism characteristics | four noble truths, eightfold path, Siddhartha Gautama aka Buddha, nirvana |
| Hinduism characteristics | polytheist, reincarnation, reunite with Brahman, karma, caste system |
| Confucianism | proper behavior, family & society above individual, belief in Ying & Yang |
| reasons Europeans colonized | colonized for trade, wanted to expand their empires by establishing more colonies |
| effect of European colonization | created railroads, ethnocentrism, no opinions from people |
| countries who colonized | Belgium, Germany, Britain, Portugal, France, Spain |
| Israel creation | the United Nations split Palestine into Jewish & Arab states then a year later it became the state of Israel |
| OPEC and benefits | an international organization who's members work to influence the price of oil on world markets by controlling the supply; Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries; fair oil prices |
| Iran crisis | when Americans working at US Embassy in Iran were held hostage for over a year by students |
| Saddam Hussein/Persian Gulf War | Saddam Hussein sent troops to Kuwait and refused to withdraw, beginning of Persian Gulf War |
| War on Terrorism | Taliban came into conflict with US in September 11, 2001; terrorist attacks led by Osama Bin Laden-leader of Al Qaeda |
| Suez Canal Crisis | when Egypt gained limited independence in 1992, the British still kept military bases to control the Suez Canal, conflict arose later in 1956 when Egypt tried to block Israeli ships from using the canal because of this the British & allies attacked Egypt |
| List Occupied Territories | East Jerusalem, West Bank, Golan Heights, Gaza Strip |
| Gandhi Independence | Gandhi was a nonviolent protestor who supported & helped India gain independence from the British in 1947 |
| South Africa Apartheid ending | a policy of separation of races in South Africa |
| govt type little participation | communist, dictatorship |
| govt type that protects rights of citizen | democracy, republic, constitutional monarchy |
| names of countries found in Asia | China, India, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, UAE |
| names of physical features found in Asia | Ganges river, Nile river, Tigris and Euphrates rivers (Mesopotamia), Gobi desert, North China Plain, Persian Gulf, Himalayas, Dead Sea, Tien Shan |
| formation of oil | pumped from underground, made by natural materials |
| location of oil reserves | around the Persian Gulf (Saudi Arabia) |
| ethnocentrism | a belief that one ethnic group is better than another ethnic group |
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