1. Arabs Claim To Palestine/ World War One

Question 1

Where did the Arabs originally live in?

Answer 1

Desert area which is today mostly Saudi Arabia

Question 2

What language did the Arabs speak?

Answer 2

Arabic

Question 3

What happened in the seventh century AD?

Answer 3

Most of the Arabs were converted to the religion of Islam (Followers of Muhammad and became known Muslims )

Question 4

In what year were the Arabs converted to Islam (Followers of Muhammad and became known Muslims )?

Answer 4

Seventh century AD

Question 5

From their homeland in Arabia, what did the Arabs do?

Answer 5

Swept across the Middle East and North Africa in the 7th and 8th century spreading their new religion and language (including Palestine)

Question 6

What happened between the 7th and 8th century?

Answer 6

Swept across the Middle East and North Africa spreading their new religion and language

Question 7

What happened to the Muslim Arabs during the Middle Ages:

Answer 7

Produced one of the world’s richest and most powerful civilisation:
Important discoveries in mathematics and medicine
Beautiful mosques
Merchants bought and sold goods in Europe, Africa and Asia and their land grew rich

Question 8

During what period did the Arabs produced one of the world’s richest and most powerful civilisation:
Important discoveries in mathematics and medicine
Beautiful mosques
Merchants bought and sold goods in Europe, Africa and Asia and their land grew rich

Answer 8

Middle Ages

Question 9

What happened in the 16th century?

Answer 9

Ottoman Turks (who were Muslims but not Arabs) conquered the Middle East

Question 10

In what period did the Ottoman Turks (who were Muslims but not Arabs) conquered the Middle East?

Answer 10

16th century

Question 11

What happened to Arabs under the Ottoman Empire?

Answer 11

Forced to pay taxes

Provide soldiers for Turkish masters

Question 12

What happened in the late 19th century?

Answer 12

Arabs tired several times to remove their Turkish rulers

Question 13

During what period did the Arabs attempt to remove the Turkish rulers?

Answer 13

Late 19th century

Question 14

When was the first Arab national congress?

Answer 14

1913

Question 15

What happened in 1913?

Answer 15

First Arab national congress

Question 16

What was published in 1914?

Answer 16

Arab nationalist manifesto

Question 17

When was the Arab nationalist manifesto published?

Answer 17

1914

Question 18

What did the 1914 Arab nationalist manifesto call for?

Answer 18

Independence from Turkey and unity amongst Arabs

Question 19

In WWI, who did Turkey fight for?

Answer 19

Germany against Britain and their allies

Question 20

Why did the British need the Middle East?

Answer 20

Supplies of oil so they were scared their supplies might be cut off by the Turks

Question 21

What were the British navy using more?

Answer 21

Oil opposed to coal

Question 22

What form of British military was using oil instead of coal?

Answer 22

British navy

Question 23

What did the British encourage the Arabs to do against their Arab leaders?

Answer 23

Rebel against their leaders and seek independence

Question 24

Who was the British high commissioner within Egypt?

Answer 24

Sir Herbert McMahon

Question 25

Who did the British high commissioner, Sir Herbert McMahon exchange several letters with?

Answer 25

Hussein the Sharif of Mecca in 1915

Question 26

What happened in 1915

Answer 26

British High Commissioner, Sir Herbert McMahon exchanged letters with Hussein the Sharif of Mecca

Question 27

When did the British High Commissioner, Sir Herbert McMahon exchanged letters with Hussein the Sharif of Mecca?

Answer 27

1915

Question 28

What role did Hussain, the Sharif of Mecca hold?

Answer 28

Guardian of Mecca and Medina, two holy sites of Islam, in which is known as Saudi Arabia today.

Question 29

As Hussein was Guardian of Mecca and Medina, two holy sites of Islam, in which is known as Saudi Arabia today. What does that make him?

Answer 29

Most important Arab leaders

Question 30

Who was the most important Arab leader?

Answer 30

Hussein was Guardian of Mecca and Medina, two holy sites of Islam, in which is known as Saudi Arabia today.

Question 31

What was said in the McMahon-Hussein Correspondence in 1915?

Answer 31

Promised Arabs that if they rebelled against the Ottoman Empire then they would get their own independent state

Question 32

In what correspondence was said that the British Promised Arabs that if they rebelled against the Ottoman Empire then they would get their own independent state

Answer 32

McMahon-Hussein Correspondence in 1915

Question 33

What happened in 1916?

Answer 33

Arab army led by Prince Faisal, the son of the Sharif of Mecca. They blew up Turkish trains and disrupted the flow of military supplies.This is known as the Arab revolt

Question 34

In 1916, who led the Arab army that blew up Turkish trains and disrupted the flow of military supplies.This is known as the Arab revolt.

Answer 34

Prince Faisal

Question 35

In what year did Prince Faisal lead an Arab army that blew up Turkish trains and disrupted the flow of military supplies? This is known as the Arab revolt

Answer 35

1916

Question 36

What happened in 1918?

Answer 36

Faisal and his Arabs soldiers were allowed by the British to march in and take the city of Damascus, in Syria, from the Turks

Question 37

Who allowed Faisal and his Arabs soldiers to march in and take the city of Damascus, in Syria, from the Turks in 1918?

Answer 37

British

Question 38

In what year did Faisal and his Arabs soldiers were allowed by the British to march in and take the city of Damascus, in Syria, from the Turks?

Answer 38

1918

Question 39

In 1918, what city did Prince Faisal and his Arab soldiers take from the Turks with the permission of the British?

Answer 39

Damascus in Syria

Question 40

When was the Arab revolt?

Answer 40

1916

Question 41

Who did the Ottomans call into the army?

Answer 41

Peasant Arabs