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History Of The Middle East Flashcards

1
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Which term is closely associated with Peter the Great, Kemal Ataturk, and Shah Palavi?

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Westernization

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3
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The holy book for Islam

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Koran

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What are the main similarities of Judaism, christianity and Islam?

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  • monotheism
  • set of rules for moral behavior
  • The afterlife, no rebirth
  • founded in the middle east
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How are the 10 Commandments and the five pillars of faith similar?

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They are guidelines for moral conduct

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Which middle eastern leader worked to modernize turkey in the 1920s and 1930s?

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Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

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Why is the Suez Canal a vital trade route?

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It links the Atlantic ocean and the Indian Ocean

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What is Mesopotamia?

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  • First civilization in the Middle East
  • means “between two rivers” (between the Tigris and that Euphrates river valleys)
  • nickname “fertile crescent”
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Which group was a victim of genocide in the ottoman empire during World War I?

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Armenian Christians

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What were two primary cause of the Iranian Revolution and the Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979?

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  • Shah Reza failed to meet the needs of Muslim teachings

- failed to meet the needs of traditional Muslims

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15
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Why was Palastine partitioned in 1947?

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Differences between Jews and Muslims

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Which event linked European and middle eastern merchants leading to increased trade and cultural diffusion?

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Crusades

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What 1980’s even in the Middle East disrupted the economic development of Iran and Iraq?

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Iran and Iraq war

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Describe beliefs of an Islamic fundamentalist

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  • traditional, orthodox

- anti-westernization (non-modern)

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Which two groups is the USA and the UN working to aluminate from Afghanistan?

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The Taliban and Al Qaeda

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Which term is most associated with Zionist, Palestinian and Kurd desires for independent homelands?

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Nationalism

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How were the leadership styles of Louis the 16th, Ivan the great, Suleinan the Magnificent, Shah reza Pahlavi, and Saddam Hussein similar?

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Ruled without consent, centralized authority (absolute power)

25
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Which 1917 British document promised land to Zionists indirectly leading to the Arab-Israeli conflict?

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Balfour Declaration

26
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What was the code of Hammurabi?

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  • first written set of laws in Babylon
  • punishment based on social rank
  • very harsh punishments
  • “an eye for an eye” “a tooth for a tooth”
27
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List key achievements of the Golden age of Muslim culture

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Preservation of ancient Greek and Roman ideas

28
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Term for Jewish nationalism

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Zionism

29
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Why did the USA and USSR compete for influence in the middle east during the Cold War?

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Strategic location

30
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Why is the Middle East known as a cultural crossroad?

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Diversity

31
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Which policy is most associated with the establishment of protectorates in the middle east?

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Imperialism

32
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Name the founder of the PLO

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Yasir Arafat

33
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Which nation is most associated with the leadership of Saddam Hussein?

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Iraq

34
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What is OPEC and how does it have a direct impact on most industrialized nations?

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  • Organization of petroleum exporting countries

- Monopoly control oil prices and production

35
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Which term is most associated with Muslim nationalism in the Middle East?

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Pan Arabism

37
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What event set off the mass migration of Afghan refugees into Pakistan ?

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Soviet Union invasion -1979

39
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Which event is most associated with both the Truman doctrine the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?

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The cold war

41
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What type of group will use bombings, kidnappings, and hijackings to further their cause?

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Terrorists

42
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Compare a city state and empire.

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  • both independent political units, but only an Empire controls many peoples, nations, and states
43
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Which country was established leading to the creation of the West Bank and Gaza strip an d the outbreak of several wars including the Six-Day War and the Yom Kippur war?

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Israel

50
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The holy book for Christianity

A

The Bible

51
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Which religion is paired with the Diaspora, Zionism, and the Talmud?

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Judaism

60
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The holy book for Judaism

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Torah

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