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Problem in World History - Middle East Test

Terms in this set (33)

Muhammad
(570-635 BC); born in Mecca; received revelations from Allah; founded Islam; became politically powerful in Medina; corrected human error in older prophets messages; death split Islam (no successor); controversial figure even in his own time.
Mecca
City in western Saudi Arabia; birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad, and ritual center of the Islamic religion; all Muslims face Mecca when praying.
Ten Commandments
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5 Pillars of Islam
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Torah
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Mosque
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Synagogue
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Abraham
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Moses
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Sunni
The largest branch of Islam. After the death of Muhammad, Muslims who accepted Abu Bakr (disciple) as the first Caliph became known as Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah or "the people of tradition and unification" in order to differentiate them from the Shia, who rejected Abu Bakr's authority in favor of Muhammad's cousin Ali as the next Caliph. (80% of all Muslims)
Shi'a
The second largest sect within Islam. It originated in the early centuries of Islam perhaps over a political dispute over who would be the next Caliph. This group believed that Muhammad's son-in-law and cousin Ali should be the Caliph. Over time this faction's religious interpretations and practices have also come to differ slightly from most Muslims. (20% of all Muslims)
Koran
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Palestine
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Israel
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Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)
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6 Day War / 1967 Arab Israeli War
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Resolution 242
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Yom Kippur War/1973 Arab-Israeli War
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Camp David Accords (1979)
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intifada
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Muhammad Reza Pahlavi
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Muhammad Mossaddeq
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Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
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Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeni
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Saddam Hussein
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Persian Gulf War
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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Nationalism
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Young Turks
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Mustafa Kamal
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1906 Persian Revolution
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spheres of influence
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Amanullah Khan
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