Chapter 11 Flashcards
What countries make up the Levant?
Syria Iraq Lebanon Jordan Israel
What are the major products of Greek agriculture?
Olives
Grapes
What is the climate like in the Levant?
Arid
Agriculture is less common
Sheep
What Greek peoples was wiped out by a volcano?
Minoans
What did Greece call their regions and what type of government was founded by these?
City-states
Democracy
What were the two major city-states in Greece?
Sparta
Athens
What was the first group to inhabit Turkey?
Hittites
What group overthrew the Hittites in Turkey?
The Phoenicians
What religion dominated the Byzantine Empire?
Eastern Catholicism
What religion dominated the Ottoman Empire?
Muslim
What is pita?
Flat bread; unleavened
What is lavosh?
Armenian thin, cracker bread
What is phyllo?
Paper-thin dough
Can be stretched
Used in Baklava
What is baklava?
Baked dessert made of multiple layers of phyllo brushed with butter, honey or rosewater, and chopped nuts
What is falafel?
Deep-fried, meatless patty, traditionally made with chickpeas (also can be made with fava beans)
What is tahini?
Sesame paste
Is not hydrogenated to stay together
What is tabouli?
Salad made with parsley and bulgar wheat and flavored with lemon juice, garlic, and fresh mint
What is spanikopita?
Spinach pie made with phyllo and feta cheese
What is shawerma?
Cone-shaped rotisserie; usually lamb
What is hummus?
Chickpea dip
What is foul?
Braised/stewed bean dish made with fava beans or chickpeas and flavored with tahini
What is dolmades and what is the origin believed to be?
Brined grape leaves stuffed with uncooked rice and ground meat
Origin believed to be Greek
What is bulgur?
Partially cooked and dried cracked wheat
What is kibbeh?
Bulgur and ground lamb, fried or served raw
What is lebneh?
Soft cheese made by draining whey from yogurt`
What is moussaka?
Casserole usually containing lamb, onions, tomato sauce, and eggplant slices
