Middle East test

Question 1

main physical features of the Middle East

Answer 1

Sahara, Atlas Mts., Rub Al-Khali desert, Zagros Mts, Plateau of Iran, Syrian Desert, Mt. Ararat, Pontic Mts.

Question 2

climate in the Middle East?

Answer 2

Arid, Dry

Question 3

Why is Northern Africa includes in the Middle East unit?

Answer 3

They have similar cultures, agriculture, resources, religions, language… And the Sahara separates North Africa from the rest of Africa.

Question 4

main natural resource found throughout the Middle East

Answer 4

Oil

Question 5

O.P.E.C stands for…

Answer 5

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

Question 6

Main goal of O.P.E.C

Answer 6

Co-ordinate and unify petroleum policies among member countries

Question 7

what Middle Eastern country has the most oil reserves?

Answer 7

Saudi Arabia

Question 8

Fertile Crescent

Answer 8

• Between Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in Traq
• first recorded civilization
• shaped like a crescent

Question 9

Mecca

Answer 9

Place where Islam began

Question 10

Jerusalem

Answer 10

Place where Christianity, Judaism and Islam find sacred

Question 11

The Promised Land

Answer 11

Land between Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River that was promised to the Jewish people

Question 12

5 pillars of Islam

Answer 12

Faith
Fasting
Prayer
Charity
Hajj

Question 13

Faith

Answer 13

oneness with god

Question 14

fasting

Answer 14

holy month of Ramadam

Question 15

prayer

Answer 15

5 times a day in the direction of Mecca (Kaaba)

Question 16

Charity

Answer 16

concern for others

Question 17

Hajj

Answer 17

pilgrimage of Mecca

Question 18

two secs of Islam

Answer 18

Sunni and Shia

Question 19

Sector of Islam the majority of muslims in the WORLD practice

Answer 19

Shia

Question 20

sector of Islam the majority of muslims in IRAQ practice

Answer 20

Sunni

Question 21

Kurds

Answer 21

An ethnic group found in Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran

Question 22

sector of Islam most KURDS practice

Answer 22

Sunni

Question 23

Arabs

Answer 23

People that speak Arabic

Question 24

sector of Islam most ARABS practice

Answer 24

Sunni

Question 25

why is Jerusalem a sacred place for each of the monotheistic religions?

Answer 25

-each religion originated from there -sacred places J- Wailing Wall I- Dome of the Rock C- Church of Holy Sepulchre

Question 26

How does Israel justify building a wall around the West Bank?

Answer 26

it protects civilian from suicide bombings and other terror attacks.

Question 27

Zionism

Answer 27

aimed at creating a Jewish state in Palestine

Question 28

what is the goal of the Jewish people and the palestinian Arabs?

Answer 28

They both want Jerusalem

Question 29

2-state solution

Answer 29

U.N. split Israel and Palestine but kept Jerusalem

Question 30

outcome of the Six Day War

Answer 30

Israel acquired the Gaza strip from Egypt, the West Bank from Jordan and Golan Heights from Syria

Question 31

Arab Spring

Answer 31

A revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Muslim world. Brought about by citizens seeing oppressed by their own government.

Question 32

Why did the Arab Spring occur?

Answer 32

A local fruit and vegetable vender didn't have a permit to sell and wouldn't give up his cart so the officer slapped him in the face. In protest the man went to a government building and set himself on fire.

Question 33

rivers of rage #1

Answer 33

american support for Israel and support for dictators in the Middle East

Question 34

rivers of rage #2

Answer 34

the Muslim civilization, which was one of the first civilizations has fallen behind the rest of the world

Question 35

rivers of rage #3

Answer 35

anger at their own regime for keeping the people powerless and voiceless

Question 36

River of Rage

Answer 36

Arab hatred towards the Western Wrold