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Middle East Vocab
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Term | Definition |
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Arab | A member of the Semitic people of the Arabian Peninsula |
Ethnic Groups | People with a common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
Fundamentalism | A movement or attitude (often religious) stressing strict and literal following of a set of basic principles |
Islam | The religious faith of Muslims including belief in Allah as the only god and Muhammad as hid prophet |
Israeli | A native or inhabitant of the Republic of Israel |
Judaism | A religious developed among the ancient Hebrews and characterized by belief in one god who has revealed himself as Abraham, Moses, and the Hebrew prophets |
Kurd | A member of a group of mountain people who live in Armenia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey |
Mandate | A country placed under the control of another power by international agreement |
Muslim | A follower of Islam. Literally translate as "one who surrenders (to god)" |
Ottoman Empire | A Turkish empire that ruled over much of the middle east as well as parts of Europe and Africa from the 13th century to the end of World War 1 in 1918 |
Palestine | A Southwest Asian region often called the Holy Land |
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) | The PLO's goal is the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in Palestine |
Persian | People originally from Central Asia who have lived on the Iranian plateau for 3,000 years |
Sunni | The majority branch of Islam (85%). After the death of Muhammad they elected a new leader from among those capable of the job |
Shi'ite | The minority branch of Islam (15%). They believed that after the death of Muhammad the new leader should have been a member of Muhammad's family. |