Middle East 1500 - 20th Century

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  1. 3. A feeling of pride or devotion to your nation; In the Middle East, this led to Egypt’s independence, modernizing in Turkey and Persia, and conflict in Palestine.
  2. 6. Holy city in Israel that has been fought over by the Jews and Palestinians.
  3. 7. He introduced political and economic reforms, increased foreign trade, and modernized the army in Egypt; known as “the father of modern Egypt”
  4. 10. Some Middle Eastern nations have adopted Western forms of __________, or nonreligious, government and law, keeping religion and government separate.
  5. 12. Government ruled by religious leaders
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  1. 1. Jewish state established in 1948 by the United Nations.
  2. 2. The movement in the Middle East to unite all Arabs into one state.
  3. 4. Which term describes the Turkish peninsula between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea?
  4. 5. This ruler of the Ottoman Empire ruled from 1520 to 1526, revised many law codes and continued the expansion of the Ottoman Empire throughout Asia and Europe; known by his people as “the Lawgiver”.
  5. 8. People around the world supported a Jewish homeland because of Jewish suffering and loss in the ___________; the systematic genocide of about six million European Jews by the Nazis during World War II.
  6. 9. The most common religion in the Middle East is _________.
  7. 11. The Suez Canal is a waterway in ________ that connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas(connects Asia, Europe, and Africa through trade).