Geography of Asia and the Middle East

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  1. 5. a military dictatorship cut off economically and diplomatically from the rest of the world; has reeducation camps and internment camps for political prisoners; citizens have very little freedom and are trained from a young age to idolize their leaders, the Kim family
  2. 8. a collection of teachings (religious and philosophical) developed in ancient India characterized by reincarnation, the caste system, and karma
  3. 10. second largest country by population; the birthplace of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism; known for its curry powder
  4. 12. the land of Cyrus the Great's vast Persian Empire; U.S. Embassy and personnel were taken hostage for 444 days in 1979; over 90% Shi'a Islam
  5. 13. the most common religion in the Middle East and North Afirca; based on the teachings of Muhammad and stresses belief in one god (Allah); means "submission"
  6. 14. the longest river in the world; has its source near the equator and its delta in Egypt, emptying into the Mediterranean Sea
  7. 15. cradle of civilization which grew up along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers; means "[land] between the rivers"
  8. 16. its Tigris and Euphrates Rivers fueled Mesopotamia, the center of the Akkadian, Sumerian, Assyrian, and Babylonian Empires; dictator Saddam Hussein was captured by U.S. forces in 2003
  9. 17. the largest hot desert in the world; makes up most of North Africa
  10. 18. the most populous Arab country; birthplace of the ancient cradle of civilization on the Nile River; famous for its ancient pyramids
  11. 20. a religion that teaches detachment from the world in order to reach the perfect peace of nirvana; begun in India but is most popular today in East Asia
  12. 24. its capital is the second most highly populated metropolitan area in the world; known for its fermented foods, such as kimchi; considered the best country in robotics, and home to the electronics company, Samsung; the most protestant country in Asia
  13. 25. another term used to refer to South Asia; so-called because of this region's separation from the rest of the Asian continent by the Himalayas
  14. 27. the fathers of Israel: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
  15. 31. large, desert peninsula in the Middle East; between the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and Arabian Sea
  16. 34. an area in the Pacific Ocean having a large number of earthquakes and volcanoes
  17. 35. wedge-shaped writing invented by the Mesopotamians
  18. 36. third king of Israel; wise and rich rule who wrote many Proverbs; worshiped the foreign gods of his wives
  19. 38. called the "graveyard of empires" because of the failure of military powers to retain permanent control; the largest producer of opium; place from which Osama Bin Laden orchestrated the 9/11 attacks
  20. 39. (A.D. 570-632) Arab prophet who founded Islam and gained political and religious power in Arabia
  21. 41. ("enlightened one"); Hindu prince who around 500 B.C. rejected Hinduism and left his family and possessions in order to find enlightenment and peace
  22. 42. first king of Israel; went crazy and tried to kill David
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  1. 1. a person who follows Islam
  2. 2. popular Indian leader who used non-violence to get the British to withdraw from India
  3. 3. largest country by population and third by land area; birthplace of Confucianism; governed by the Communist Party today; contains the longest fortification in the world
  4. 4. the most important resource in the Middle East
  5. 6. the repeating cycle of birth, life, and death; after one dies, their soul returns in another body as a human, animal, or spirit
  6. 7. a strict social class system in which all people are born into one of four groups which dictate their occupation (job) and rules of behavior
  7. 8. 1,500 miles of mountains forming the northeastern border of the Indian subcontinent; includes Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth
  8. 9. one of the earliest written law codes, written by a Babylonian king
  9. 11. historically important rivers in Mesopotamia flowing southeastward from Turkey to the Persian Gulf
  10. 19. the belief that one's good or bad actions affects what happens to them later
  11. 21. a philosophy teaching how behave virtuously within one's family and in society
  12. 22. birthplace of the ancient cradle of civilization in the Indus River Valley; declared independence from India in 1947; the only Muslim-majority country to possess nuclear weapons
  13. 23. acts of worship required of all Muslims: declaration of faith, prayer, alms, fasting, and pilgrimage
  14. 26. large exporter of electronics (e.g., Nintendo, Sony) and cars (e.g., Toyota, Honda, Nissan); birthplace of sumo wrestling and judo; surrendered in WWII after being hit by two atomic bombs; its capital is the most highly-populated metropolitan area in the world
  15. 28. military leaders who saved the Jews from their neighboring enemies before Israel had a king
  16. 29. consists mostly of uninhabitable desert; home to Mecca, the birthplace of Muhammad, and Medina, his burial place; largest producer and exporter of oil; uses Sharia law as its criminal code
  17. 30. second king of Israel; killed Goliath and wrote many Psalms
  18. 32. fourth largest country by population and most populous Muslim-majority country; an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands
  19. 33. the most holy book of Islam
  20. 37. the event in which Moses led the Hebrews out of Egypt
  21. 40. the triangular-shaped mouth of a river where sediment builds up