 | Term | Definition |
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Caravans |
a thing used by traders for transportation to trade more things. |
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Meditate |
to engage in thought |
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Islam |
one of the three monotheistic religions |
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Koran |
The religous book of Islam. |
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Mandate |
Reffered to land to be governed on behalf of the League of Nations until it was ready for idependence. |
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Self-Determination |
The right for a country to decide their own political future. |
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Guerrilla warfare |
Sudden unexpected attacks carried out by an unofficial military group or groups that are trying to change the government by assaults on the armed forces/Hit and Run tactics |
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Muhammad |
Prophet (son of god) of Islam, preached it to many |
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Sunni |
One mini religous group within the religion of Islam |
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Shiite |
Another mini religous group within the religion of Islam |
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Allah |
God |
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Muslims |
The followers of Islam and takes the teachings of the koran |
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Persians |
people of Persia, descendants of Persia |
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"Sick Man of Europe" |
The Ottoman Empire (the turks) |
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Ramadan |
Islams holy month. |
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Haij |
Making a comute to the great mosque of Mecca some time in your life. |
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WW1 |
A war between the Allies and Central powers, it was mainly fought in europe. |
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Sykes-Picot Agreement |
When the UK and France secretely made an agreement to divide the Ottoman empire |
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Balfour Declaration |
It stated Britani's support for the creation of a Jewish national home in Palestine without violating the rights of Arabs living there. |
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5 Pillars of Islam |
The guidelines for the Islamic religion |
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extremists |
one who resorts to measures beyond normal, especially in politics |
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Arabs |
A member or the inhabitants of Arabia, people who spead Arabic |
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prophet |
a person who speaks for God or is the "son of god" |
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Fasting |
When you stop eating for a period of time. |
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Mosque |
The place of prayer for muslims |
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Temple |
the place of prayer for Jews |
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Church |
the place of prayer for christians |
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Torah |
the religous book for jews |
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Christianity |
The second oldest of the three monotheistic religions |
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Judaism |
The oldest of the three monothiestic religions |
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Terrorist |
a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities |
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Martyr |
One who dies for a cause, a hero |
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Theocrat |
a person who rules, governs as a representative of God or a deity |
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oasis |
a place of water in the middle of the desert |
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Arable |
land that can be used to farm |
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Jews |
People who follow the religion of Judaism |
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Christians |
People who follow the religion of Christianity |
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Disciple |
follower of christ |
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new testament |
The second half of the bible, the newer way of religion |
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Zionist |
Jewish people who traveled or migrated to Palestine |
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Palestinians |
An inhabitant of the ancient land of palestine |
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Allies |
The "good guys" in WWI, consist of France, UK, and US |
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Central Powers |
The "bad guys" in WWI, consist of Germany, Ottoman Empire, and Austria-Hungary |
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Ottoman Empire |
The "sick man of Europe" present day Turkey controled western part of Middle East |
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United Nations |
International Organization who have HQ in New York, formed to promote international peace, security, and cooperation |
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Saddam Hussein |
The prior dictator of Iraq |
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
The present president of Iran, he is a Puppet |
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Ayatollah |
A high-ranking Shiite religious authority regarded as worthy of imitation in matters of religious law and interpretation. |
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Osama Bin Laden |
Arab terrorist who established al-Qaeda (born in 1957) |
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Hamas |
The political party of Palestine, also a terrorist organizations |
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Hezbollah |
a radical Shiʿite Muslim organization in Lebanon engaged in guerrilla warfare against Israel |
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Taliban |
a Muslim fundamentalist group in Afghanistan, forces strict muslim laws |
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Mecca |
birthplace of Muhammad; holiest center of Islam, has the great mosque were many muslims are to make the haij too. |
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Jerusalem |
A holy city for Jews, Christians, and Muslims; the capital of modern state of Israel. The name means “city of peace.” |
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Rosh Hashanah |
a Jewish high holy day that marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year, |
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Yom Kippur |
A holy day observed on the tenth day of Tishri and marked by fasting and prayer for the atonement of sins. Also called Day of Atonement. |
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Christmas |
the annual festival of the Christian church commemorating the birth of Jesus |
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Easter |
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, |
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Western Wall |
a wall in Jerusalem where Jews assemble for prayer occasionally: traditionally believed to be the remains of the western wall of Herod's temple, destroyed by the Romans in a.d. 70. |
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Calvary Hill |
Where jesus was said to be crucified |
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Dome of the Rock |
Where Muhammad went to heaven |
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Six Day War |
tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war in June 1967; Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle East |
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May 14 1948 |
The day Israel proclaimed itself an independent jewish state |
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Sinai peninsula |
Israel occupied the peninsula in 1956, when it was returned to Egypt under the terms of the Camp David Accords (1978) and an Egyptian-Israeli treaty |
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Oslo Accords |
It called for Israel to return land to the palestinians in exchange for peace, but it didn't work |
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arid |
Farmable Land |
