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Arab REVIEW
History
| questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| 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 |