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Middle East Vocabulary Terms
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Geography
6th Grade
04/03/2013

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Gaza strip
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Located in the Middle East; bordering the Mediterranean Sea between Egypt and Israel
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West Bank
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Located in the Middle East; west of Jordan and east of Israel; landlocked
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Arab Spring
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refers to a series of uprisings by the people in a number of Arab countries
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Judaism
Definition
Jewish practices
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Christianity
Definition
religion derived from Jesus Christ based on the Bible
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Islam
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religious faith of Muslims including the belief in Allah as the main deity and in Muhammad as his prophet
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Muslim
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a person of Islamic faith
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pyramid
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an ancient structure found in Egypt; square on the bottom, outside walls in 4 triangles that meet at a point at the top
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Mecca
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Saudi Arabia; a destination of pilgrims in the Islamic world
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