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What is orientalism?
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A way of separating the Middle East from the West by making it the opposite of Western culture, ideas, philosophy etc.
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What are the mountain ranges of the region and where are they located?
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Atlas Mountains- North Africa
Taurus- Southern Turkey and divides southern Turkey from the Anatolian Peninsula Zagros- Iran and roughly makes up the Western border of Iran Elburz-Northern Iran |
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What area does the Tigris-Euphrates serve
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Turkey, Syria, and Iraq
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What areas does the Jordan River Water basin serve?
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Israel Jordan Syria and Palestine
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When did European colonial powers first come to the region?
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After WWI because the Ottoman Empire collapsed which opened the door for European powers to take over
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Who took over Palestine after WWI?
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Britain until WWII
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Who took control of Iraq after WWI
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Britain
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What countris did France colonize after WWI
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Lebanon and Syria
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Why did no one overtake Iran and after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire?
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Because Iran was part of the Persian Empire
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What is a souk?
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A Comemrcial district in Arab and Berber Cities
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How much of the world's oil reserves rests in the Persian Gulf?
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65%
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Which Countries of the region would be considered monarchies or dictatorships?
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Morocco, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman
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Which countries of the region practice Democracy?
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Turkey, Israel, Lebanon, Algeria
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What countries would be considered Islam politically?
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Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt, Iran, Hamas group in Palestine
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Secular and Socialist Governments? (authoritative)
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Syria, Iraq (under Saddam), Egypt under Nasser
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