Important Things to Know

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Important Things to Know!

• Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan

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Constantinople Istanbul

• Under the Romans, the city was called
  Constantinople.
• Under the Ottomans, the city was called Istanbul

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The End of the Ottoman Empire

• The empire ended after the Ottoman defeat in WWI

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Turkeys Government Is

• A National Legislature
• The President and Prime Minister SHARE executive
  power.

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Secular Means

• Church and State are SEPARATE!!

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The European Union

• Membership in the European Union allows easier
  trade with Europe.
• EASY TRADE MONEY!

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Water in Turkey

• Water is extremely important to Turkey (you need
  it to live!!)
• The Turks are trying to expand their use of Water.

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Damascus

• The capital of Syria
• The oldest continuously inhabited city!

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Syrias Government

• SOCIALIST
• The government owns all oil refineries, some
  electric plants, railroads, and factories.

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DRUZE

• People who practice a denomination of the Muslim
  religion (separate from Sunni and Shia)

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Creation of Jordan

• The division of the Ottoman Empire after WWI led
  to the creation of Jordan.
• Jordan was owned by Great Britain.
• Today it is free!

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BEDOUINS

• Arabic speaking nomads who mostly live in the
  deserts of southwest Asia.

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Lack of Resources in Jordan

• Jordan depends on other countries to get
  resources!