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Muhammad is born. Muhammad is bron into a powerful meccan family. An angel talked to Muhammad one night when he was meditating.
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Muhammad died in 632 b.c. Muslims didnt have a leader so the muslim world divided into Shiyas and shiites.
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Abu - Bakr and the next three elected caliphs used the Qur'an. Also they used Muhammads actions as guides to leadership, their rule was called a caliphate
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The Muslim empire stretched 6,000 miles. There expansion stopped due to wars halting them from getting north
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The Suez Canal is created. The Suez Canal joines the red and Meditterranean see.
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Britain issued the Balfour Declaration pledging to help establish a nation home for jews in Palestine. British hoped the decleration would rally jewsih opinion.
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Zionists moved to Palestine. The Jewish population in Palestine rose from 84,000 to 445,000.
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Saudi Arabia declares independence in 1932. Saudi Arabia has alot of oil resources that countries were trying to take from it.
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Oil is discovered and production begins under the US controlled ARAMCO (Arabian American Oil Company).
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Israel was created. This complicated the U.S. efforts to retain friends in the Persian Golf
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Egypt, Syria, Transjordam, Lebanaon, and Iraq invaded Israel. In fear of such an attack Israel had been collecting weapons for years.
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a truce was reached in January of 1949. By that time Israel had taken over a large portion of land that the UN had designated for the Palestinians.
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Israel invaded the Sinia Peninsula and the Gaza strip.this was in the first week of the 1956 war.
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Nasser merged Egypt and Syria together. This was for his pan - Arabist campaign
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Saudi Arabia is a founding member of OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries).
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United Nations Security Council calls for a return of the territory seized by Israel, recognition of Israel by the Arab states, a reaffirmation of the principle of free navigation, and for future peace and stability in the region.
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Israel engages in the armed conflict with countries Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. Isrialites crippled Arabs air forces.
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Saudi Arabia leads an oil boycott against the Western countries that supported Israel in the October War against Egypt and Syria leading to the quadrupling of oil prices.
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Saudi Arabia leads an oil boycott against the Western countries that supported Israel in the October War against Egypt and Syria leading to the quadrupling of oil prices.
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Israel sign peace treaty with Egypt. They were hostile neihgbors for 31 years.
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Extremists seize the Grand Mosque of Mecca; the government regains control after 10 days and those captured are executed
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Saudi Arabia severs diplomatic relations with Egypt after it makes peace with Israel
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1800 b.c. Abraham went to canann. Canann is the holy land for jews
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1300 b.c to 1200 b.c. The Exodus, Hebrews flee Egypt. Moses led the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt
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4 BC. Jesus is born. Jesus was born in Bethlehem
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As Zionists moved to Palestine the Jewish population in Palestine rose from 84,000 to 445,000. Or about 30 % of the total population.
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1020 b.c to 922 b.c. Hebrews are united under 3 kings. Saul, David, and Solomon.
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738 b.c. The Jewsih people had been split into 2 kingdoms. Israel in the north and Judah in the south.
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1650 b.c. Abraham's descendants moved to Egypt. In Egypt they jews were enslaved.
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1300 b.c - 1200 b.c. Hebrews flee egypt ( The Exodus). Moses led jews out of slavery in Egypt
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Saudi foreign minister says his country will not allow the US to use its facilities to attack Iraq, even in a UN-sanctioned strike.
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In 380 christianity became the official religion of the Roman empire. The Roman empire remained Christian untill it fell
