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Middle East SS7 2022
Vocabulary words for Middle East quiz
Term | Definition |
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Arabic | Primary language in the Middle East |
Arab | Primary ethnic group in the Middle East |
Islam | Primary religion in the Middle East |
Shia | A branch of Islam that believes the true interpretation of Islam can only come from certain leaders |
Sunni | A branch of Islam that believes a majority of the community can interpret Islam |
5 Pillars of Islam | Rules Muslims must follow |
Muhammad | Final prophet of Islam, his revelations with God form the Qur'an |
Where Islam starts | In the Arabian Peninsula, specifically, Mecca and Medina |
OPEC stands for | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
OPEC gets the highest price for oil by | Deciding to limit the supply, the less of something there is the more valuable it becomes |
Oil (Petroleum) | The resource that the Middle East have a lot of? Its discovery brought attention to countries around the world |
Israelis and Palestinians | The two groups fighting for power and control of land in Israel |
United Nations | An organization established Israel as a place for the Israeli people in 1947 |
desert | The type of climate that most of the Middle East has |
Christianity, Islam, Judaism | These three religions have Jerusalem (Isreal) as a holy city |