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Unit1Lesson1TheArabLeague’sForma6on

Objec6ve:tobeabletoexplainwhenandwhytheArabLeaguewascreated

Completeyourworksheetbycopyingthedefini6onsintothechart.

Colony

Anareathatiscontrolledby,orbelongsto,anothercountry

Independence

Freedomfromoutsidecontrol

Sovereignty

Acountry’sindependentauthorityandrighttomakeitsownlaws/rules

WhywastheArabLeaguecreated?

•  Arabcoloniesgainedtheirindependenceduringora3erWorldWar2

•  TheArabLeagueorganizedthenewlyindependentArabstatesinAsiaandAfrica

WhenwastheArabLeaguecreated?

•  Egypt,Jordan,Syria,Lebanon,&IraqformedtheLeagueofArabStatesin1945

•  Today,thereare22members

The3goalsoftheArabLeagueare:

1.  EncouragerelaKonshipsbetweenitsmembers

2.  Protecttheindependenceandsovereigntyofitsmembers

3.  ActwiththebestinterestsofArabcountries

Lesson#2:TheArabLeague’sMembers•  Objec6ve:Tobeabletodescribethecharacteris6cssharedbymembersoftheArabLeague

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QuickFacts:•  Itisapoli6calandeconomicorganiza6on

•  It’stotalpopula6onis422million,butitisgrowingquickly!!

•  Egyptisthemostpopulatedcountry(85million)

•  Djibou6istheleastpopulated(800,000)

QuickFactsabouttheArabLeague:

•  Thelargestci6esare:Baghdad,Cairo,

Khartoum,Damascus,Riyadh,andCasablanca

•  Eritrea,Venezuela,andIndiaareobservers,this

meansthattheycangiveadviceandsharetheiropinion,butnot

vote

Canyouiden6fytheseArabLeaguecountries?

Lesson5:TheArabLeague’sContribu6ons•  Objec6ve:tobeabletolistcontribu6onsoftheArabLeague

WhataresomethingstheArabLeaguehasaccomplished?

•  TheyplayedaroleinsolvingdisagreementsinLebanon,Sudan,SomaliaandPalesKne

•  TheycreatedaParliament,whereArabLeagueMemberscansendrepresentaKvestodiscussimportantissues

•  TheysolveddisputesbetweenSyria,IraqandTurkey

•  Theyshapeschoolcurriculum,helptoempowerwomen,andpreserveculturalheritage

TheArabLeagueworkstopromoteandpreserveArabcultureandheritage.Thisweek,youwilldothesame!

Possibletopicstoresearch:

•  PanArabChampionsLeague•  ArabGames•  FamousArabOlympians•  ArabLeagueEducaKonal,CulturalandScienKficOrganizaKon

•  FamousArabWomen•  CultureandHeritageintheArabLeague

•  Arabscholars•  Pearling•  Falconry