Middle Eastern History Vocab. 1 Quiz

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Ottoman Empire

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A large, powerful Muslim Empire based in Turkey; it ended after WWI when it was broken apart by Britain and France.

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Caliph

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Title given to a leader in Islam.

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Osama Bin Laden

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The former leader of Al-Qaeda who was behind multiple terrorist attacks including September 11th (9/11).

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Taliban

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The terror organization who ran training camps for terrorists in Afghanistan; it trained the 9/11 hijackers.

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Kurds

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A minority ethnic group without a country. They are spread out into Turkey, Syria, Iraq, & Iran. They are mostly Sunni Muslim.

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Palestine

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The areas where the Palestinians were forced into include the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Golan Heights.

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Weapons of Mass Destruction

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Weapons specifically designed to kill a large number of people through chemical, biological, or other means.

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Zionism

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A movement among the Jews calling for the establishment of the Jewish State of Israel.

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Diaspora

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The scattering out of the Jews from the Holy Land in 70 A.D. by the Romans after the destruction of the 2nd Jewish temple.

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Covenant

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The agreement between God and the Hebrew patriarch Abraham resulted in the Hebrew people following monotheism and the laws of the Old Testament.