Vocab for the middle east

Arabian peninsula

• most countries in middle east here
• world's largest peninsula
• Us fights wars with countries here
• home to large sand deserts
• whole middle east

Baath Party

• A socialist party in the middle east
• like Nationalist party
• In the US we also had groups like this in the revolution
• Middle east

shia

• part of major religion
• Middle east's believers in Islamic culture
• Muslims who believe  that true religious teaching
• can only come from political and religious leaders
• Us leaders are given that sort of power at some events but not all

Shah

• Persian title that means king
• Most rulers are religous
• In the Us many reverends and priests are honored higher
• Leaders of the Us are presidents
• Iran

Monarchy

• a family rule, somewhat like a dynasty
• England  royal family (which many in the us puts a lot of support on their 
• shoulders)
• Shahs of countries affect the whole country

Revolution

• A drastic change in government and the way of life
• Many changes to the eyes of the people in the us to police brutality
• Iran, yemen,syria