1. SW Asia – Unit 2 Review Foundations of Modern Middle East
Ottoman Empire
Historical Events
Oil, Water & Literacy Rates +
Unit 1 Review Items
Mrs. Kathy Lund Rogers – 7th Grade SS

2. A movement whose goal was to establish a Jewish homeland in Israel and who held the belief that Jews deserved to return to a homeland in Zion where they had lived during Biblical times was called what?
Zionism

3. What is the dominant religion in Southwest Asia?
Islam

4. Which would best describe Zionism
Which would best describe Zionism? Anti-Semitism, Jewish Nationalism, Arab Nationalism, or Jewish desire for expansion into Syria
Jewish Nationalism

5. What happened to Israel the day after they declared independence?
Arabs attacked & lost a lot of their own land, when the Israeli Army counter-attacked.

6. What is the most dominant ethnic group in Southwest Asia (Middle East)?
Arabs

7. Who controlled Palestine after World War I?
Britain

8. What organization created the new state of Israel ?
The United Nations

9. European Leaders (Governments)
Who decided what the boundaries of the new countries in the Middle East would be after the break up of the Ottoman Empire?
European Leaders
(Governments)

10. What is the term given to the prejudice and hostility shown toward Jewish people?
Anti-Semitism

11. What is the name of this country?
Afghanistan

12. In , the US sent troops to the Middle East to free which country, after it was attacked and captured by Iraq?
Kuwait

13. Iraq and Afghanistan (primarily Afghanistan)
Currently, the US is still fighting in which two Middle Eastern countries?
Iraq and Afghanistan (primarily Afghanistan)

14. Who was responsible for the September 11th attacks?
Osama bin-Laden, Al Qaeda

15. What led to the end of the Ottoman Empire?
The Ottomans fought with the losing side during WWI

16. Usually, countries with a high literacy rate also have a high_____________.
Standard of Living

17. Suez Canal
What is the name of this body of water?

18. What is the USA’s main economic interest in SW Asia/the Middle East?
Oil

19. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
What is OPEC?
An organization that monitors oil supply/demand in order to control the price of oil.
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

20. The process of removing salt from water is known as what?
desalinization
desalination
Both forms are acceptable.

21. What weather condition would be a consequence of a scarce water supply?
drought

22. What does polytheism mean?
The belief in many gods (more than one god).

23. The establishment of Israel led to the forced relocation of what group of people?
The Palestinian Arabs

24. The USA invaded what country in response to the 9-11-01 attacks?
Afghanistan

25. The holy book of Judaism
What is the Torah?
The holy book of Judaism

26. Israel
What is the name of this country?

27. Who was the “father” of Judaism?
Abraham

28. What major factor keeps students from attending school in the Middle East?
war

29. Tigris River
What is the name of this river?

30. What country in the Middle East has the highest literacy rate?
Israel

31. They rejected it and felt it was unfair to them.
How did Arabs living in Palestine in 1948 feel about the creation of the new state of Israel?
They rejected it and felt it was unfair to them.

32. What ethnic group’s predominant language is Arabic, and the majority follow the teachings of Islam.
Arabs

33. Why did so many countries in the United Nations feel it was right to create Israel in 1948?
Many felt the Jews deserved help due to their suffering during the Holocaust.

34. Iraq
What is the name of this country?

35. What is the importance of oil to the Middle East?
Oil makes the region strategically important, maintains the region’s economy, & gives SW Asian nations international influence and power.

36. Persian Gulf
What is the name of this body of water?

37. Three of the world’s major religions began in Southwest Asia/ Middle East. Which of the three follows the strict teachings of the Torah?
Judaism

38. What modern day country is the home to those who call themselves the Persians?
Iran

39. What ethnic group is found in Iraq, Turkey, and Syria?
Kurds

40. What issue led to the split between the Sunni and Shia in Islam?
They disagreed over who should be their leader after the death of Muhammad.

41. Iran
What is the name of this country?

42. What is the difference between and ethnic groups and a religious group?
An ethnic group is people who share cultural ideas & beliefs, where as a religious group is people who share a belief system in a god or gods (a religion).

43. Iraq invaded & controlled Kuwait and all of their oil
What was the primary reason for US involvement in the 1st Persian Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm)?
Iraq invaded & controlled Kuwait and all of their oil

44. A group of radical/extreme Muslims
What is Al-Qaeda?
A group of radical/extreme Muslims

45. What religion believes in the
Five Pillars of Faith?
Islam

46. Religion, Land & Resources (i.e., water & oil)
What three things do most countries in SW Asia argue about?
Religion, Land & Resources
(i.e., water & oil)

47. What is your homework tonight? …And every night for that matter?
STUDY…STUDY…STUDY
& Then
STUDY SOME MORE!!