M.E. Events/Places
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17 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Ramadan | 9th month on Islamic calender |
| Mecca | Major city in Saudi Arabia |
| Jerusalem | Capital of Israel |
| Hajj | Pilgrimage to Mecca |
| Rosh Hashanah | Jewish new year |
| Yom Kippur | Jewish holy day you must fast for |
| Christmas | Jesus' birthday |
| Easter | Jesus' resurrection |
| Western Wall | Giant wall in Israel |
| Calvary Hill | Where Jesus was crucified |
| Dome of the Rock | Where Muhammad went through the seven heavens |
| WWI | War that made the Middle East |
| Sykes-Picot Agreement | Split up the land of the Ottoman Empire |
| Balfour Declaration | Stated Britans support for a Jewish national home in Palestine without upsetting Arabs |
| Six Day War | Israel fought its neighbors and won land |
| May 14, 1948 | Israel is created |
| Sinai Peninsula | Peninsula in the Suez canal |
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