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SW Asia/Middle East
SW Asia/Middle East Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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antisemitism | hatred of Jews simply because they practice the Jewish faith |
Arab | a member of Semitic people inhabiting Arabia nad other countries of the Middle East |
Christianity | the belief that Jesus Christ is the Son of God |
ethnic group | a group of people who share cultural ideas and beliefs that have been a part of their community for generations |
Five Pillars of Islam | five things Muslims must do in their practice of Islam, during their lifetime |
Gaza Strip | a coastal region at the southeast corner of the Mediterranean Sea bordering Israel and Egypt |
Islam | religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad |
Israel | a republic in South West Asia, on the Mediterranean Sea, created in 1948 by the United Nations as a home to the Jewish people of the world |
Judaism | a religious group of Jews who believe in one God |
Kurds | a distinct ethnic group that lives in the mountainous areas where Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq come together |
Muhammad | an Arab prophet who founded Islam |
Muslim | a name given to the followers of the Islam religion |
Ottoman Empire | an empire that controlled much of the Middle East from 1300's until the end of World War I |
Persian Gulf | one of the main shipping routes for oil to be shipped out from the rich fields of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and other countries that line its shores |
Persians | people who live in the modern country of Iran |
Quran | the holy book of the Islam religion |
religious group | a group with a belief system in a god or gods, with a specific set of rituals and literature |
Shia Muslims | the second largest denomination of Islam |
Strait of Hormuz | a very narrow waterway in which ships must navigate to and from the Persian Gulf |
Suez Canal | a canal in Egypt that allows water transportation between Europe and Asia without the need of traveling around the southern tip of Africa |
Sunni Muslims | the largest denomination of Islam |
water pollution | contamination of water supplies due to chemicals, fertilizers, sewage, and other garbage |
Zionists | a group who felt the world's Jews deserved to return to a homeland in Zion |