History Of The Middle East

Question 1

Which term is closely associated with Peter the Great, Kemal Ataturk, and Shah Palavi?

Answer 1

Westernization

Question 3

The holy book for Islam

Answer 3

Koran

Question 4

What are the main similarities of Judaism, christianity and Islam?

Answer 4

• monotheism
• set of rules for moral behavior
• The afterlife, no rebirth
• founded in the middle east

Question 6

How are the 10 Commandments and the five pillars of faith similar?

Answer 6

They are guidelines for moral conduct

Question 7

Which middle eastern leader worked to modernize turkey in the 1920s and 1930s?

Answer 7

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

Question 8

Why is the Suez Canal a vital trade route?

Answer 8

It links the Atlantic ocean and the Indian Ocean

Question 10

What is Mesopotamia?

Answer 10

• First civilization in the Middle East
• means “between two rivers” (between the Tigris and that Euphrates river valleys)
• nickname “fertile crescent”

Question 11

Which group was a victim of genocide in the ottoman empire during World War I?

Answer 11

Armenian Christians

Question 12

What were two primary cause of the Iranian Revolution and the Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979?

Answer 12

• Shah Reza failed to meet the needs of Muslim teachings

- failed to meet the needs of traditional Muslims

Question 15

Why was Palastine partitioned in 1947?

Answer 15

Differences between Jews and Muslims

Question 16

Which event linked European and middle eastern merchants leading to increased trade and cultural diffusion?

Answer 16

Crusades

Question 17

What 1980’s even in the Middle East disrupted the economic development of Iran and Iraq?

Answer 17

Iran and Iraq war

Question 18

Describe beliefs of an Islamic fundamentalist

Answer 18

• traditional, orthodox

- anti-westernization (non-modern)

Question 19

Which two groups is the USA and the UN working to aluminate from Afghanistan?

Answer 19

The Taliban and Al Qaeda

Question 22

Which term is most associated with Zionist, Palestinian and Kurd desires for independent homelands?

Answer 22

Nationalism

Question 23

How were the leadership styles of Louis the 16th, Ivan the great, Suleinan the Magnificent, Shah reza Pahlavi, and Saddam Hussein similar?

Answer 23

Ruled without consent, centralized authority (absolute power)

Question 25

Which 1917 British document promised land to Zionists indirectly leading to the Arab-Israeli conflict?

Answer 25

Balfour Declaration

Question 26

What was the code of Hammurabi?

Answer 26

• first written set of laws in Babylon
• punishment based on social rank
• very harsh punishments
• “an eye for an eye” “a tooth for a tooth”

Question 27

List key achievements of the Golden age of Muslim culture

Answer 27

Preservation of ancient Greek and Roman ideas

Question 28

Term for Jewish nationalism

Answer 28

Zionism

Question 29

Why did the USA and USSR compete for influence in the middle east during the Cold War?

Answer 29

Strategic location

Question 30

Why is the Middle East known as a cultural crossroad?

Answer 30

Diversity

Question 31

Which policy is most associated with the establishment of protectorates in the middle east?

Answer 31

Imperialism

Question 32

Name the founder of the PLO

Answer 32

Yasir Arafat

Question 33

Which nation is most associated with the leadership of Saddam Hussein?

Answer 33

Iraq

Question 34

What is OPEC and how does it have a direct impact on most industrialized nations?

Answer 34

- Organization of petroleum exporting countries | - Monopoly control oil prices and production

Question 35

Which term is most associated with Muslim nationalism in the Middle East?

Answer 35

Pan Arabism

Question 37

What event set off the mass migration of Afghan refugees into Pakistan ?

Answer 37

Soviet Union invasion -1979

Question 39

Which event is most associated with both the Truman doctrine the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?

Answer 39

The cold war

Question 41

What type of group will use bombings, kidnappings, and hijackings to further their cause?

Answer 41

Terrorists

Question 42

Compare a city state and empire.

Answer 42

- both independent political units, but only an Empire controls many peoples, nations, and states

Question 43

Which country was established leading to the creation of the West Bank and Gaza strip an d the outbreak of several wars including the Six-Day War and the Yom Kippur war?

Answer 43

Israel

Question 50

The holy book for Christianity

Answer 50

The Bible

Question 51

Which religion is paired with the Diaspora, Zionism, and the Talmud?

Answer 51

Judaism

Question 60

The holy book for Judaism

Answer 60

Torah