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World Cultures ch. 9

ch. 9 vocab

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Mandate a country placed under control of another country by international agreement
Palestine an Arab region that was also the land that the Jews had lived in 2,000 years earlier.
Arab-Isreali War series of wars between Israel and it' surrounding Arab nations.
Kurds An ethnic group that lives in the mountainous regions of Iran. Irag, Syria, and Turkey.
Persian Gulf War 1991- an international force invaded Iraq after it's invasion of Kuwait.
OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries- group of oil exporters that decide price and amount of oil produced.
primary products raw materials such as oil, copper, coal...
secondary products goods manufactured from primary products
petrochemical chemicals made from refining oil that can be used to make cosmetics, plastics, and synthetic materials.
hajj a religious pilgrimage to Mecca
Ramadan Ninth month of the Islamic year in which Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset
King Farouk ruler of Egypt from 1936-1952
Gamal Abdel Nasser overthrew King Farouk. Ruled Egyptian republic from 1952-1970
Aswan High Dam dam built to control the flooding of the Nile river.
tradeoff exchange of one benefit for another
Anwar Sadat President of Egypt that signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1979.
Muslim Brotherhood an extremist muslim group that opposes Egypt's cooperation with Israel and the U.S.
fellahin peasant farmers
Zionism A movement that encouraged Jews to return to their homeland.
kibbutz a farming village whose members own everything in common
Law of Return states that Jews anywhere in the world can immigrate to Israel and become citizens.
Orthodox Jews Jews that strictly follow Jewish law.
Rosh Hashanah Jewish New Year
Yom Kippur Jewish day of atonement
secular religious practices play a less important role in lives
Mustafa Kemal Ruler who westernized Turkey
Grand National Assembly Legislature of Turkey
Ataturk Name given to Kemal, means father of Turks.
Tansu Ciller Female Prime Minister of Turkey in the 1990's
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