2nd Nine Weeks Exam Review

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2nd Nine Weeks Exam Review
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What is the country highlighted in ?
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• Turkey

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What is the country highlighted in ?
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• Saudi Arabia

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What is the oldest religion in Southwest Asia?
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Judaism
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What is the second oldest religion in Southwest
Asia?
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Christianity
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What is the third oldest religion in Southwest
Asia?
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Islam
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What are the two countries involved in the Cold
War
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Soviet Union US
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The three major religions are developed in what
region?
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Fertile Crescent
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List four reasons that led to the establishment
of Israel?
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Zionism, anti-Semitism, Holocaust, and Religious
Ties to the Land
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What is the difference between an ethnic group
and a religious group?
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Ethnic group-share common culture and everyday
beliefs and ways of life.Religious group- share
common beliefs about religion and the worship of
a deity or deities
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What religious group headed the Ottoman Empire?
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Muslims
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What is the country highlighted in ?
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Iraq
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What is the country highlighted in ?
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• Iran

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Why did the Persian Gulf War begin?
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Saddam claimed that Kuwait belonged to Iraq- he
wanted Kuwaits oil.
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Why did the U.S. join the Persian Gulf War?
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Saddam refused to pull his troops out of Kuwait.
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What were the purposes for the War in Afghanistan?
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Capture Osama bin LadenDestroy the
TalibanDestroy al-Qaeda
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In 1923, British divided the Palestine portion of
the Ottoman Empire into what two sections?
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Palestine Trans-Jordan
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What is Ramadan?
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Muslims holy month in which they fast from sun
up to sun down.
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After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, the Middle
East was divided between which two countries?
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Great Britain France
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What lead to the separation/division of the
Muslim community?
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Different beliefs about Muhammads successor.
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Why and when did the War in Iraq begin?
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Saddam refused to let UN investigators in to
confirm that he had WMD.The war began April 2003
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What does OPEC stand for and what is their job?
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OPEC- Organization of Petroleum Exporting
CountriesThey control the gas market by
influencing the price of oil.
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Name one way oil improved and damaged Saudi
Arabia?
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Improved- new schools, education available for
all citizens, new business, better
healthcareDamaged- oil spill, pollution of
water and air
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What is the country highlighted in ?
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• Israel

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What physical feature is this?
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• Persian Gulf

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What are the two divisions of Muslims and what
are their beliefs about Muhammad's successor?
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Sunni- believe an elite group should choose
Muhammads successor.Shia- believe that
Muhammads successor should be a blood relative.
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After the partition of the Middle East, where
were the Jewish Palestinians only permitted to
live?
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Palestine
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What are the three major ethnic groups in SW Asia?
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Arabs, Persians, Kurds
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What physical feature is this?
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Tigris River
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What physical feature is this?
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• Strait of Hormuz

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Why were the Arabs bitter about the Europeans
decision to divide SW Asia?
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The Arabs helped the Europeans Powers defeat the
Ottomans and thought that they should have been
granted their independence.
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What is the most important resource of the Middle
East?
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Oil
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What is monotheism?
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Belief in one God
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What physical feature is this?
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• Jordan River

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What physical feature is this?
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• Red Sea

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Who controlled Palestine from 1917-1948?
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Great Britain
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List the religious leader for Jews.
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Rabbi
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List the religious leader for Christians.
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Priest, Pastor, or Minister
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What physical feature is this?
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• Euphrates River

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What physical feature is this?
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• Gaza Strip

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What is Allah?
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God in Arabic
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What two countries declared Israel as a state in
1948?
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Soviet Union US
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Discrimination against Jews is known as what?
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Anti-Semitism
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What physical feature is this?
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• Suez Canal

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What physical feature is this?
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• Arabian Sea

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What terrorist group carried out 9/11 and who was
their leader?
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Terrorist group al-QaedaLeader Osama bin Laden
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Why do the Arabs and Israelis continue to battle?
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Both claim to have religious ties to Palestine
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What African country contributed to the constant
conflict between Arabs and Israelis?
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Egypt
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What is an embargo and give an example weve
discussed in this unit?
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Embargo- ban restricting trade between
countries.OPEC placed an embargo on the US
restricting the them from getting oil from the
Middle East.
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How does literacy rate affect the standard of
living?
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higher the level of education higher literacy
rate better job higher standard of
living limited education lower literacy rate
lower paying job lower/poorer standard of
living
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What was Saddam Hussein convicted of?
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The massacre of 148 Shia Muslims.
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What were the Camp David Accords?
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Peace agreement to settle the feud between Egypt
and Israel.