Middle East (miscellaneous flashcards)
Which religion spread more into the west (especially after the Age of Discovery?
Christianity
Which religion spread more into North Africa, and east into Asia?
Islam
What are the three main ways Islam spread throughout the Middle East/North Africa?
Conquest, trade, and migration
What is significant about Mecca for Muslims?
Birthplace of Islam, founder of Islam (Muhammad) was born there, holds the Kaaba (holiest structure in Islam)
What country does the world get most of their oil from?
United States
Which Middle Eastern country exports the most oil?
Saudi Arabi
What is OPEC?
the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries - a group of oil-producing countries (Venezuela, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia) that coordinate oil prices
What is the difference between oil production and oil reserves?
Oil reserves: the amount of oil known to exist and that is usable
Oil production: how much oil is extracted from the reserves
What is a common government pattern found throughout the Middle East?
Authoritarian
Which country started the “domino effect” of the Arab Spring?
Tunisia
What was the Arab Spring?
The Arab Spring was a series of uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East around 2010-2011.
Which country still experiences brutal civil war and negative impacts from the Arab Spring today?
Syria
Which government leader was overthrown during the uprising in Libya?
Muammer Gaddafi
_____ _____ was used by protestors, especially among youth, to spread their cause and news about their efforts.
Social media
