 | Term | Definition |
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top three oil producers..... |
Saudi Arabia (10 mil barrels a day), Russia, USA |
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top 3 oil consumers... |
U.S.A. (20 mil a day), China, Japan |
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Top 3 oil reserves (Canada not included).... |
Saudi Arabia (267 billion), Iran, Iraq |
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current cost of a barrel.. |
about $90 |
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gallons of crude oil in a barrel.. |
42 gal |
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gallons of gas that comes out of a barrel of crude oil... |
19.5 gal |
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Saudi Arabia located on what peninsula? |
Arabian |
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what kind of landform does Saudi Arabia have (describe them)? |
desert, dry, extremely hot (day); freezing at night----plateau |
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since S Arabia has a lack of potable water what process do they use? |
desalination process |
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what persent of land is arable (farmable) |
2% |
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Arab, nomadic herders.. |
Bedouins |
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what do Bedouins herd? |
sheep and camel |
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Bedouins are made up of _____tribes |
family |
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what do you call the leader of a family tribe? |
sheikh |
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Bedouins compete with warfare for ..... |
oases |
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Justice is settled by_____or _____. |
war, cruel punishment |
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what did bedouins believe in? |
polytheism |
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Muhammad.... |
founder of Islam; prophet of Allah |
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the followers of Islam are called... |
Muslim |
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Islam means... |
submission to the will of god |
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in what time period (about) did Muhammad live in? |
early 600 AD |
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Muhammad born in.... |
Mecca |
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married to..... |
Khadijah |
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what was his occupation... |
caravan trader |
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why are caravan traders different from bedouins? |
they are exposed to cultural diffusion |
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when did Muhammad receive his first revelation (message from Allah) |
610 AD |
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from whom did he receive it from |
the angel Jibreel |
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the message from jibreel says |
he is a prophet and that there is only one god, Allah |
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majority of peeps belive in polytheism and prey in a |
Kaaba (shrine) |
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when was the hijrah to Yathrib |
622 AD |
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hijrah.... |
flight; flee |
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the hijrah marked the start of... |
Islam |
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Yathrib changed to MEdina medina means |
city of the prophet |
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pilgrimage... |
religious journey |
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in his triumphant return to Mecca who does Muhammad rededicate the Kaaba to... |
Allah |
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central belief |
thers no god but allah, and muhammad is his prophet |
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contains stories from the.... |
Torah and the new testament |
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5 pillars of faith # 1 |
recite the central belief |
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#2 p of F |
pray five times daily towrds mecca |
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#3 p of f |
give to the poor |
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#4 p of f |
fast durinf Ramadan |
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#5 p of f |
make a pilgrimage to mecca once in your lifetime |
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