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Middle East Vocab Review

Puzzle Type: Educational
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The belief in one God
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Ethnic group spread over Turkey Iraq and Iran with no nation of their own
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Religion that believes in Allah and Muhammad as his prophet
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The removal of salt from water
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Series of protests some violent that have led to some governemnts being overturned
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Are between the Tigris and Euphrates very fertile
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The change of fertile soil to soil that is unable to support life
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Group started by Yassir Arrafat to push for the creation of a Palestinian state
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City that has created Palm Island to settle expanding population
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Important trade route that connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea
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Al Qaeda splinter group wishing to set up a Muslim caliphate in Iraq and Syria.
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Father of the Jews
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A nation created after WW2 to serve as a homeland for the Jews
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Name of country attacked by Saddam Hussein in the Iran Iraq war
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A group of people with similar language and culture but no homeland
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Common language in the Middle East
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How protesters during the Arab Spring spread the word of protests
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Nomadic desert culture group
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Longest river in the world around which most of Egypt's population lives
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Pilgrimage to Mecca, one of the 5 Pillars of Islam
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Organization that controls gas prices and production in the Middle East
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Branch of Islam that believes the leader should be selected based on their goodness not family heritage
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Name of the dictator who rules Syria.
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Natural resource the region is known for
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Important resource that is scarce in the Middle East. Has led to conflict