Southwest Asia/Middle East Lecture Notes Flashcards

Flashcards for reviewing key concepts from the Southwest Asia/Middle East lecture notes.

Country: Southwest Asia/Middle East

Kazakhstan, Armenia, Uzbekistan

Key resources: Southwest Asia/Middle East

Oil and natural gas

Climate of Southwest Asia/Middle East

Dry; little rainfall; limited agriculture

Abrahamic Religions

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Founder of Judaism

Abraham

Founder of Christianity

Jesus

Founder of Islam

Muhammad

Holy book of Judaism

Tanakh (Torah, Nevi'im, Ketuvim)

Holy book of Christianity

The Bible

Holy book of Islam

The Qu'ran

Sects of Judaism

Reform, Orthodox, Conservative

Sects of Christianity

Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Eastern Orthodox

Sects of Islam

Sunni, Shi'ite, Sufi

Five Pillars of Islam

Basic rules in Islam

Dietary restriction in Judaism

No pig, no mixed meat/milk; Kosher

Dietary restriction in Christianity

Catholics: no meat on Fridays during Lent

Similarities: Abrahamic Religions

Monotheistic, Jerusalem holy, holy symbols/books/places

Differences: Abrahamic Religions

Different views of God, Jesus, prophets; unique dietary/clothing rules

Ottoman Empire Founder

Osman I (1299)

'Millets' in Ottoman Empire

Self-governing religious communities

Suleiman's Accomplishments

Golden age; tax/legal reform; trade up; art support

Status of Women: Ottoman Empire

Inherit, divorce, own schools/businesses

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A large Byzantine church that was changed to a mosque in the Ottoman Empire, blending Byzantine & Islamic architecture.