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- What agreements were made in the Camp David Accords
- Isreal regained control of Sinai Peninsula and Gaza strip from Egypt, Palestinains were guaranteed self-rule in occupied areas, Egypt recognized Israel's right to exist as a country,. 700,000 plaestinians became refugees-most fled to Jordan
- 3 obstacles to Arab unity
- no geograhpic unity b/c the countries are so spread out, economic gap btw rich and poor, national, ethnic, and kinship ties proved to be stronger than pan-arabism, many ethnic and religious differences that opposed an Arab State
- which geographic region was rich in soil and lots of water? disadvantage for living there
- fertile crescent an arc shaped region that stretches along the eastern Mediterranean along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers to persian gulf. very little natural boundaries--easy to invade
- what religious group did the Ottomans and their rivals belong to
- Sunni and Shiite Muslims
- name 3 beliefs that all 3 religions shared
- day of judgement, same god, strong morals
- Name 4 of the 5 pillars of Islam
- proclaim belief in God, pray towards Mecca, charity for aged and poor, pilgrimage to Mecca,fast during Ramadan
- where do most people in Middle East live
- live along coasts and in river valleys where they can irrigate and farm the land
- Name 2 middle east countries that are monarchies
- Saudia Arabia and Jordan
- why was PLO formed
- was fromed in 1964 by Palestinian leaders to set up a Palestinian state
- what happened after the Seljuks took over Baghdad
- weakend the byzantine empire, frightened Christian rulers of Europe
- why did the conflict btw/ arabs and Jews increase in the 1930s
- Arabs started selling the Jews land
- give one reason why the Arabian Penisula is so important
- large amount of oil and birth of Islam
- what did the Europeans call Ottoman empire
- sick manof europe
- why does the Middle East have stategic improtance
- vital sea routes and vast oil reserves
- what is old name for Istanbul
- Constinanople
- What other names are used to refer to the Middle East
- Arabic world and world of Islam
- who is the diety of Islam
- Allah