Unit 5 Flashcards
(23 cards)
Where did the first civilization start
Fertile Crescent
The first people to start a civilization
Sumerians
Conquered the Sumerians
Akkadian
Had a dream the God made him the leaders for the Muslims and established the center Muslim community
Muhammad
The ability the speak two languages
Bilingualism
Conquered Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran and the rulers who came to power in the 1500’s was called
Safavids
One of the two main branches of Islam believe that Abu Bakr
Sunni
Choose to practice Shi’ism believe that Muhammad
Shiates
The word God in Arabic
Allah
A followers of the religion of Islam.
Muslims
Land between two rivers
Mesopotamia
A mountain range in Afghanistan
Hindu Kush Mountains
The holy city of Muslim
Mecca
Islamic house of warship
Mosque
The holy book of Islam (like the bible)
Koran (Qur’an)
A place where a spring bubbles to the surface in desert areas and plants grow
Oasis
The movement of Jewish people to Israel to protect them during the Holocaust
Zionism
Large minority group in the Persian Gulf
Kurds
Ottoman rulers
Sultans
The killing of a mass amount of people during WW2
Holocaust
A region in Israel and Palestine where the Jewish settlers
West Bank
The eastern parts of the Roman Empire which became known as
Byzantine Empire
Rivers that begins in humid regions and then flow across dry areas
Exotic Rivers