Transcript Asia Final Review

Asia Final Review
Jihad
Holy War
Operation Enduring
Freedom
The war in
Afghanistan
PLO
Palestinian
Liberation
Organization
Tokyo
The most populated
city in the world
6-Day War
• 1967
• Gaza Strip
• Sinai Peninsula
• West Bank
• Golan Heights
Persian Gulf War
1991
USA v. Iraq v. Kuwait
100 hours
India and Pakistan
They both have nuclear
weapons
Allah
One true prophet to
God
Arab
• Someone who speaks Arabic
• Someone of Egyptian descent
• Most likely Muslim
Kurds
Live in Iraq, Turkey, and Iran
Torah
History of the Jews
Shiites and Sunnis
Shiite’s believe descendants of
Muhammad should rule
Aswan High Dam
Controls flooding
Better irrigation
More electricity
Self-rule in India
Gandhi used peaceful
demonstrations
Polytheism
A belief in many Gods
Siddhartha Gautama
The founder of
Buddhism
Hamas
• Elected political party in Israeli occupied
territories
• A recognized terrorist group
• Wants the destruction of Israel
Filial Piety
• Respect and obedience that a
child should show his parents
Long life expectancy
rates in Japan
• Strains the health care system
• Strains their social services
like social security
Tiananmen Square
College students demonstrated for
democratic reforms
European colonization
•Improved harbors
•Paved roads
•New economic
system
Urban heat islands
Ban tall buildings along
the coasts
Oil prices
Growing global
demand
OPEC
Regulates the production of oil in
order to keep prices high
United Arab Emirates
Qatar
Kuwait
A majority of the population
is foreign born
Taliban
Fundamentalist Islamic group
Mujahedeen
Freedom fighters fighting against
the Soviet Union
Three Gorges Dam
World’s largest dam is in
China
Hindu is its official religion
Nepal
Follows the Five Pillars
Islam
Saddam Hussein
Iraq
Dharma
Moral duty based on class
distinction
Flora
Plants
Fauna
Animal
Homogeneous
The same or similar
Cultural divergence
Separation of people
based on customs, etc.
Martial law
Law enforced by the
military
Primate city
Dominates all other cities
Karma
Sum of all good and bad deeds
Samurai
Professional warrior
Bedouin
Nomadic desert people
Ramadan
Islamic holy month
Embargo
Ban on trade
Shri’ah
Islamic law
Hajj
Pilgrimage to Mecca
Shogun
Military ruler
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