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ankara the capitol of turkey nicosa the capitol of cyprus damascus the capitol of syria beirut the capitol of lebanon jerusalem the capitol of israel amman the capitol of jordon secular when religion is kept separate from governent diaspora the scattering of the jewish population zionism nationalist movement calling for jews to establish a jewish state in their ancient homeland, began in europe in the late 1800s kosher meaning proper in hebrew, also the term used to refer to jewish dietary laws kibbutz large farm where people share everything in common gaza, west bank, jerusalem the palestinian territories bedouins arabic-speaking nomads who mostly live in the desrts of southwest asia dead sea the _____ is the lowest point on any continent and the worlds saltiest body of water. negev a desert located in southern israel is called the ______. baghdad the capitol of iraq tehran the capito of iran riyadh the capitol of saudi arabia kuwait city the capitol of kuwait doha the capitol of qatar abu dhabi the capitol of united arab emirates muscat the capitol of oman sanaa the capitol of yemen oasis a wet, fertile area in a desert that forms where underground water bubbles 2 the surface wadis dry streambeds fossil water water that is not being replaced by rainfall shia type of muslims that believe that true interpretation of islamic teaching can only come from certain religious and political leaders sunni type of muslims that belive in the ability of the majority of the community to interpret islamic teachings opec an international organization whose members work to influence the price of oil on worlds makets by controlling the supply embargo a limit on trade shah king revolution a drastic change in a countries government and way of life theocracy a government ruled by religious leaders