1. Unit 2 Middle East – Study Party Powerpoint
Religion, History and Modern Wars

2. A person who had to leave their home as a result of war is known as what?
Refugee

3. What ethnic group is found primarily in Iran?
Persians

4. What is the place of worship for Muslims?
Mosque

5. What is the oldest monotheistic religions
Judaism

6. What sect of Islam are most Muslims?
Sunni

7. The murder of millions of European Jews during World War II
What was the Holocaust?
The murder of millions of European Jews during World War II

8. The Ottoman empire was very powerful during what years?
1500s-1600s

9. What is Zionism?
The belief that Jews deserved to return to a homeland in Zion (present day Israel)

10. What is the most dominant ethnic group in Southwest Asia (Middle East)?
Arabs

11. The city once called Constantinople is now called?
Istanbul

12. What is the name of the agency that created the State of Israel as a homeland for the Jews?
The United Nations

13. Palestinian Liberation Organization
What is the PLO?
Palestinian Liberation Organization

14. How did Palestinians feel about the new state of Israel?
They rejected it as unfair to them

15. When the Ottoman Empire ended, Who drew up the Boundaries for the new country’s created ?
European Politicians

16. When were the Countries of Jordan and Iraq created?
World War I

17. An invasion of their land
Any Jewish settlements in the West Bank is considered what by the Palestinians?
An invasion of their land

18. What city is the birthplace of Islam
Mecca

19. Who supported Palestine after the creation of Israel in 1948
Neighboring Arab Naitons

20. In which country are the Gaza Strip and the West Bank located?
Israel

21. What has happened to many of the Palestinians refugees since 1948 ?
Many still live in refugee camps

22. Who ruled Palestine before Israel gained it’s Independence?
United Kingdom

23. When Israel is established, who is forced to relocate?
The Palestinian Arabs

24. U.S. troops are still fighting in which middle Eastern Country?
Afghanistan

25. When did Operation Desert Storm begin?
After Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait

26. Why did the U.S. get involved in the first gulf War?
Because Iraq invaded kuwait

27. Who is responsible for the 9-11 attacks?
Osama Bin Ladin

28. Iraq’s second largest ethnic group is?
Kurds

29. The result of the Iran – Iraq war was?
Ended in a tie

30. What is the U.S. main interest in Southwest Asia?
Oil

31. A group of Radical Muslims
Who are the Taliban?
A group of Radical Muslims

32. The U.S. went to war in 2003 against Iraq because?
The United States government saw the Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein, developing weapons of mass destruction

33. What is the capital of Israel?
Jerusalem

34. This is the official language of the Jewish people?
Hebrew

35. Zionism can be best described as ?
Jewish nationalism

36. The West Bank is between what two country’s?
Israel and Jordan

37. Why did the UN intervene In dispute between Iraq and Kuwait in 1990 ?
Because the economies of many countries depend on oil, and Iraq’s actions threatened that supply.

38. What was the result of the six day war?
Israel doubled in size

39. Jerusalem is sacred to which people
Christians, Muslims and Jews

40. What ethnic group is found in Iraq, Turkey, and Syria?
Kurds

41. What modern day country is the home to those who call themselves the Persians?
Iran

42. What branch of Islam believes that anyone can be a leader?
Sunni

43. Where are Shi’a Muslims found today?
Iran

44. A person who had to leave their home as a result of war is known as what?
Refugee

45. What is Zionism?
The belief that Jews deserved to return to a homeland in Zion where they had lived in Biblical times

46. What is the most dominant ethnic group in Southwest Asia (Middle East)?
Arabs

47. What branch of Islam is the largest?
Sunni

48. Where do Jews pray?
Synagogue

49. What country was invaded in Operation Enduring Freedom?
Afghanistan

50. Where do Muslims pray?
Mosque

51. The city once called Constantinople is now called?
Istanbul

52. What ethnic What language do Persians speak?
Farsi

53. What is the name of the agency that created the State of Israel as a homeland for the Jews?
The United Nations

54. How did Palestinians feel about the new state of Israel?
They rejected it as unfair to them

55. When the Ottoman Empire ended, Who drew up the Boundaries for the new country’s created ?
European Politicians

56. When were the Countries of Jordan and Iraq created?
World War I

57. Where was Muhammad born?
Mecca

58. An invasion of their land
Any Jewish settlements in the West Bank is considered what by the Palestinians?
An invasion of their land

59. In which country are the Gaza Strip and the West Bank located?
Israel

60. What has happened to many of the Palestinians refugees since 1948 ?
Many still live in refugee camps

61. Who ruled Palestine before Israel gained it’s Independence?
United Kingdom

62. When Israel is established, who is forced to relocate?
The Palestinian Arabs

63. What is Anti-Semitism?
Hatred of Jews

64. U.S. troops are still fighting in which middle Eastern Country?
Afghanistan

65. When did Operation Desert Storm begin (year and reason)?
After Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait

66. Why did the U.S. get involved in the Persian Gulf War?
Because Iraq invaded Kuwait

67. Who is responsible for the 9-11 attacks (person and group)?
Osama Bin Laden

68. Iraq’s second largest ethnic group is?
Kurds

69. What is the U.S. main interest in Southwest Asia?
Oil

70. To where did Muhammad flee in 622?
Medina

71. A group of Radical Muslims
Who are the Taliban?
A group of Radical Muslims

72. What is the capital of Israel?
Jerusalem

73. This is the official language of the Jewish people?
Hebrew

74. Zionism can be best described as ?
Jewish nationalism

75. The West Bank is between what two countries?
Israel and Jordan

76. Why did the UN intervene In dispute between Iraq and Kuwait in 1990 ?
Because the economies of many countries depend on oil, and Iraq’s actions threatened that supply.

77. What was the result of the Six Day War?
Israel doubled in size

78. Jerusalem is sacred to which people
Christians, Muslims and Jews

79. When did Israel gain control of the Sinai peninsula?
After the Six Day War with the Arabs

80. What year was Israel created?
1948

81. During the six day war Israel gained all of the following territories except which one listed: The West Bank, Jerusalem, Sinai Peninsula, or Cairo ?
Cairo

82. What country took over the area around Israel during WWI?
Great Britain

83. What ethnic group’s predominant language is Arabic, and the majority follows the teachings of Islam.
Arabs

84. The spreading of the Jewish culture
Diaspora is known as?
The spreading of the Jewish culture

85. What is the second largest sect of Islam?
Shi’a Muslim

86. Which religion do most people in Southwest Asia practice
Islam

87. When did Israel gain control of the Sinai peninsula?
After the six day war with the Arabs

88. In the beginning of the Ottoman Empire, what was stance on religious practices?
tolerance

89. What year was Israel created?
1948

90. During the six day war Israel gained all of the following territories except which one listed: The West Bank, Jerusalem, Sinai Peninsula, or cairo ?
Cairo

91. What was the Camp David Accord?
Talks that led to an agreement between Israel and Egypt

92. What country took over the area of Mesopotamia during WWI?
Great Britian

93. What ethnic group’s predominant language is Arabic, and the majority follows the teachings of Islam.
Arabs

94. The Israelis were caught by surprise during which war?
Yom Kippur War

95. The spreading of the Jewish culture
Diaspora is known as?
The spreading of the Jewish culture

96. Terrorism is defined as ?
The unlawful use of — or threatened use of —
force or violence against individuals or property to
intimidate governments or societies, often to achieve political, religious, or ideological objectives."

97. What is the second largest sect of Islam?
Shiite Muslim

98. Which religion do most people in Southwest Asia practice
Islam

99. What modern day country is the home to those who call themselves the Persians?
Iran

100. What ethnic group is found in Iraq, Turkey, and Syria?
Kurds