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17 Cards in this Set
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What empties into the dead sea |
The Jordan river |
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What makes up the Asia minor |
Turkey except small parts that lies in Europe |
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Who created Turkey |
Kemal Ataturk Mustafa kemal |
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What must Istanbul been known by |
Byzantine, Istanbul, and constinantipole |
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What are key parts of the government in Turkey |
National assembly, president and prime ministers |
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What does it mean to be a secular State |
Region that is kept separate from government |
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What did turkey build in the 1990's on what and what do they provide |
Dams, trugis, electricity and irrigation |
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Who is concerned about turkey and the dams |
Syria and Iraq they are concerned because they don't like other countries controlling their water |
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What is diaspora |
Scattering of Jew's |
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What is the makeup of the government of Israel |
Prime Minister, parliament called Knesset and 2 parties |
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What are the official languages of isreal |
Hebrew and Arabic |
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What may Jew's not eat |
Pork,shell fish, and anything not kosher |
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What day is a hint day for Jew's |
Saturday |
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What is celebrated in October |
Yom kippor |
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Why is common of Jerusalem so controversial |
Sacred to Christians and Jewish and muslim |
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Where had the first monarch of Jordan come from |
Saudi Arabia |
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Who helps support Jordan |
U.s. and oil refinery countries |