| A | B |
|---|
| Muslims | People who are active in the Islam religion |
| Palestine | place of refuge for many Jews from Europe during the Holocaust |
| sharia | Islamic law |
| Kurds | group of Muslims who live in the mountains of Turkey, Iran, and Iraq, and are non-Arab |
| absolute ruler | an authority figure or leader that cannot be overuled |
| Arabs | ethnic group that makes up most of the Middle East |
| OPEC | an alliance of Middle Eastern countries that agree to work together to sell and market their oil |
| Veils | head wear that is worn by many women who follow the Islam religion |
| Magna Carta | An important piece of authority when governing Muslim countries |
| Five Pillars of Islam | 5 Religious Practices of a Devout Muslim: Prayer, Fasting, Giving of Alms, Pilgrimage (Ministry trip), and Faith |
| Commerce/Trading | chief vocation/way of earning an income in the Middle East |
| moshav | cooperative farm worked by a family |
| kibbutz | collective farm, worked and owned by different members |
| Turkey | Middle East country which does not have an Arabic culture/background |
| Damascus | capital of Syria |
| Dead Sea | salty body of water you can float in due to its' salt content |
| Islamic Republic | nation ruled by sharia |
| Yasir Arafat | leader of the Palestinians |
| Ehud Barak | Prime Minister of Israel who resigned Dec., 2000 and will run again in February of 2001 |
| bazaars | outdoor markets that sell products of today and that were traded in the past |
| Muhammed | Main Prophet of Islam |
| labor-intensive methods | use people for work instead of machines |
| calligraphy | beautiful writing used in the Middle East as well as around the world |
