SWANA

Question 1

Arabic

Answer 1

The most widely spoken language, the official language in all North African countries and most SW Asian countries

Question 2

Persian (Farsi)

Answer 2

2nd most spoken language (predominant in Iran)

Question 3

Turkish

Answer 3

3rd most spoken (Turkey)

Question 4

Hebrew

Answer 4

80% of Israelites

Question 5

English

Answer 5

Mainly taught in upper class countries because of business

Question 6

Arabs

Answer 6

Largest ethnic population

Question 7

Three most culturally diverse countries

Answer 7

Iran
Turkey
Iraq

All have Kurds

Question 8

More than half of the nations in this country is…

Answer 8

Islam

More Sunni than Shia

Question 9

5% of the total population in this region is…

Answer 9

Christianity

Christianity is more the same as Islam than different

Question 10

44% of the worlds Jewish population that lives in ISRAEL is…

Answer 10

Judaism

Question 11

Spread of Islam

Answer 11

Cultural diffusion of Islam started in Saudi Arabia and spread to the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of Europe

Question 12

CORE BELIEFS

Faith

Answer 12

Faith: all believers must testify to the following statement of faith: There is no God, but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah

Question 13

CORE BELIEFS

Prayer

Answer 13

Prayer : five times a day, Muslims face toward the holy city of Mecca to pray

Question 14

CORE BELIEFS

Charity

Answer 14

Charity: Muslims believe they have a responsibility to support the less fortunate by giving money for that purpose

Question 15

CORE BELIEFS

Fasting

Answer 15

Fasting: during the Islamic holy month Ramadan, Muslims do not eat or drink anything between sunrise and sunset

Question 16

CORE BELIEFS

Pilgrimage

Answer 16

Pilgrimage: all able Muslims are expected to make a pilgrimage (hajj) to Mecca at least once during their lifetime

Question 17

HOLY CITIES

Mecca

Answer 17

Mecca: site of the Grand Mosque and the Kaaba - the most sacred site of Muslim worship. Considered MOST HOLY CITY for Muslims

Question 18

HOLY CITIES

Medina

Answer 18

Medina: site of the Prophet’s Mosque, one of the 1st mosque built by Muhammad, also location of his tomb. Muhammad died in Medina. Considered SECOND most holy city

Question 19

HOLY CITIES

The Kaaba

Answer 19

Kaaba: a building at the center of Islam’s most important mosque, Al-Masjid Al-Haram, in. Mecca Saudi Arabia

-it is a sacred site and holiest shrine to Islam
-Muslims pray 5 times a day towards the Kaaba and make a pilgrimage to the Kaaba once in their lives

Question 20

SCHISM OF ISLAM

What was the root cause of the division

Answer 20

The death of the prophet muhammad of a disagreement of who takes over

Sunni: Muhammad was his best friend
Shia: Muhammad was his son in law

Question 21

What countries are in the Shia Crescent

Answer 21

Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria

Question 22

Define gender inequality

Answer 22

Acknowledges that men and women are not equal and that gender affects on individuals lived experience

Question 23

How is gender inequality experienced differently?

Answer 23

It depends on the culture

Question 24

VOCAB

Patriarchal

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System that favors power to males and elders, given males legal and economic power over his family member. Overall male dominated society

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VOCAB Conservative

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Favor traditional views of culture and religion and the desire to pass that along to future generations

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VOCAB Liberal

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Favor increased freedom among individuals and loosens moral code

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VOCAB Advocate

Answer 27

A person who publicly supports a policy or idea

Question 28

Define Empowerment

Answer 28

Ability of women to achieve improvements in status

Question 29

Where is there more gender inequality and why?

Answer 29

South West Asia and North Africa Because of religion

Question 30

What country has the highest % of seats held by women in National Parliaments?

Answer 30

The U.A.E

Question 31

What are environmental challenges in the Middle East?

Answer 31

Water scarcity, arable lands

Question 32

Key resources in the Middle East

Question 33

Religious distribution

Answer 33

More Sunni than Shia More Jews than Christians

Question 34

What is the significance of the Suez Canal

Answer 34

Lots of global trades are taken through the canal and saves 6,000 miles traveling from Mumbai to Liverpool

Question 35

What happened with the ‘Ever Given’

Answer 35

The ‘Ever Given’ got wedged in the canal due to a sand storm.

Question 36

What is significant about the Dead Sea

Answer 36

There is lots of salt which means there isn’t a lot of life

Question 37

What does Saudi Arabia need to do to survive without oil

Answer 37

They need to find different energy sources and have an abundance of sun. Solar power and solar farms

Question 38

How did the Sykes - Picot agreement divide up the Middle East

Answer 38

They took all of the land a part of the Ottoman Empire and drew a line splitting the North (French ruled) and South (British ruled)

Question 39

What is Zionism

Answer 39

The movement to get Jews to come back to their homeland

Question 40

How does Jerusalem have a significance to Abrahamic faith

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A very holy city where the religions orginated

Question 41

How did Arab countries react when Israel became a state

Answer 41

They had the Arab-Israeli war Israel won The six day war Israel won

Question 42

PLO - who are they? Function?

Answer 42

Palestinian liberation organization They help the Palestinians get more freedom and rights

Question 43

Who is Hamas

Answer 43

Extremist, militant group that is political party and controls the Gaza. West designated them a terrorist group.

Question 44

Results of conflict on the map from 1947 to today?

Answer 44

Israel got more land and after the six days war, they gave up part of their land.

Question 45

Islam, Christianity, Judaism

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The religions that trace back to Abraham

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Holy cities

Answer 46

Kaaba and Mecca

Question 47

5 pillars of faith

Answer 47

Pray five times a day Charity Go on the hajj Fasting There is only one God, Allah

Question 48

What happened to the Jews in the Diaspara

Answer 48

They dispersed

Question 49

Title of the leader overthrown?

Answer 49

The Shah Itola Kumanni

Question 50

Hostage crisis

Answer 50

They wanted the Shah back Students wanted money in return for the hostages

Question 51

Operation eagle claw

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A failed plan to get the hostages freed

Question 52

Operation Ajax

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Methods to effect the fall of the Massadegh government; to replace it with a pro-western government under the Shah’s leadership

Question 53

Who are the Kurds

Answer 53

Located in Kurdistan Stateless nation

Question 54

What are the challenges in freedoms in this religion?

Answer 54

Government controls the freedoms Freedom of speech

Question 55

What type of rule is an absolute monarchy

Answer 55

Authoritarian

Question 56

Difference between human and civil rights

Answer 56

Human rights because your a human being Civil rights from your government

Question 57

What is blasphemy

Answer 57

Saying something disrespectful or insulting about a religion or its Gods.

Question 58

What is apostasy

Answer 58

Abandoning your religion