Geography Exam Chapter 18 The Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, and Iran
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 wadis | dry steambeds |
| fossil water | water not replaced by rainfall |
| revolution | complete change in government and way of life |
| embargo | limit on trade |
| king | shah |
| theocracy | government ruled by religion |
| Tehran | Iran's capital |
| Baghdad | iraq's capital |
| Persian Gulf War | six month inhabitation of Iraq by U.S. forces |
| Saddam Hussein | President of Iraq who masterminded 9/11 |
| terrorist attacks in new York and Washington D.C. | what happened September 11, 2001 that led to new tensions between the U.S. and Iraq |
| arabic | what is Iraq's official language |
| Shia | beleive true islamic teachings can only come from certain religious and political leaders |
| Sunni | rely on whole community to intrepret messages |
| Iraq | In what country was the world's first civilizaion located |
| 7 | how many kingdoms is the United Arab Emirates made up of |
| Saudi Arabia | in what country was Islam founded |
| Muhammed | By whom was islam founded |
| OPEC | Organizaation of Petroleum Exporing Countries |
| oasis | wetland in the middle of a desert |
| ayatollahs | religious leaders |
| Islamic Republic | country ruled by Islamic law |
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