| Term | Definition |
|---|
| suez canal | links Mediterrean Sea and Red Sea--creates western route to Indian Ocean. symbol of European influence in 1800's |
| martyr | someone who dies or suffers for their beliefs |
| Pan-Arabism | movement to unite all arabs based on common laws & cultures. Arab league was formed b/c of Pan-Arabism in 1945 |
| mesopotamia | land between rivers and where wealthiest settlements lay |
| strait of Hormuz | mouth of the persian guld and huge oil tankers travel thru it |
| crusade | a Holy War |
| zionism | the movement to set up a Jewish home in Palestine |
| koran | holy book of Islam |
| shariah | highest Authority for Islamic law base of government??? |
| maghreb | western isle |
| asia minor | a large peninsula that connects Asia and Europe |
| hejira | migration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina |
| gospels | the story of Jesus told by his followers after his death |
| Islam | subimission?? |
| moses | leader of Judaism. presented his people with the 10 commandements |
| seljuk | Turkish speaking people who converted to Islam in Central Asia |
| balfour declaration | was issued by the British Government and it said that Jews should be able to line in Palestine |
| torah | holy book of Judaism |
| Messiah | one anoited by God |
| Nile Valley | cradel of ancient civlization |
| Caliphs | successor of muhammad |
| Intifada | Arabic word for uprising |
| Millet | non-muslim living in the ottoman empire |
| Theodor Herzl | was a Jew living in Austria who formed an organizaiton to promote Zionism in 1897 |
| Mandate | a territory that was administered but not owned by a member of the league of nations |
| parables | short stories with simple moral lessons |
| holy city for Christians | Bethlehem |
| Mecca | holy city for believers of Islam |
| anti-semitism | the fear or hatred of Jews |
| Jesus | leader of Christianity and son of God |
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