1. CHAPTER 23 SECTION 4 Arabian Peninsula

2. I can explain how the discovery of oil changed the Arabian Peninsula. I can describe how Saudi Arabia has tried to balance modern day changes and economic growth with traditions.

7. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Abu Dhabi, UAE

8. OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries  Meet regularly to decide how much oil to produce and at what price to sell it.  As world demand for oil increases so does OPEC’s power.

9. Oil Changes Things Largest sand desert – Empty Quarter Least amount of water – not one body of fresh water People lived in small villages along coast or on oases  Grew wheat, vegetables, and herded animals Modernization Desalination – process of taking salt out of water Today most people live in the capitals of the countries located there Reinvesting in the Nation  Foreign Workers

10. Desalination of Water

11. Saudi Arabia Developing the Economy  Infrastructure Islam and Modernization  Family is the focal point  Women’s role in society  Guardian’s of Mecca and Medina

12. Turkey Asia Minor – Persians, Greeks, Romans, Turks “The Father of the Turks”  1923, Mustafa Kemal  Making a modern country – break with Islam and government  Replace Islamic Laws with European Legal system  Rights for Women Turkey Today  Secular –Without religious influence  NATO  EU

14. Iran

16. What effects did an Islamic revolution have upon the level of development of Iran? Modern Iran An Islamic Revolution