WH: Unit 8 Vocab: Middle East

the power or right of a country, group, etc. to govern itself

• Autonomy
• Caliphate
• Diplomacy
• Insurgency
• Islam

is a form of Islamic government led by a caliph—a person considered a political and religious successor to the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, and a leader of the entire Muslim community.

• Caliphate
• Autonomy
• Diplomacy
• Insurgency
• Islam

the conduct by government officials of negotiations and other relations between nations

• Diplomacy
• Autonomy
• Caliphate
• Insurgency
• Islam

a usually violent attempt to take control of a government (usually one's own)

• Insurgency
• Autonomy
• Caliphate
• Diplomacy
• Islam

The religion which teaches that there is only 1 God and that Muhammad is God's prophet: the religion of Muslims

• Islam
• Autonomy
• Caliphate
• Diplomacy
• Insurgency

a war fought by Muslims to defend or spread their beliefs

• Jihad
• Autonomy
• Caliphate
• Diplomacy
• Insurgency

to cause or force (someone or something) to leave a position of power, a competition, etc.

• Oust
• Autonomy
• Caliphate
• Diplomacy
• Insurgency

someone forced to leave a country because of war or for religious or political reasons

• Refugee
• Autonomy
• Caliphate
• Diplomacy
• Insurgency

a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule

• Sanctions
• Autonomy
• Caliphate
• Diplomacy
• Insurgency

becoming or forming an independent nation

• Statehood
• Autonomy
• Caliphate
• Diplomacy
• Insurgency