Middle East Review Feb19

Middle East Review Feb19

Multiple Choice

How was the land in the Middle East divided?

• By the Americans

• By the United Nations

• In the Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1917

• The King-Crane Commission

Multiple Choice

The land in this region was once part of the ____ Empire

• Chinese

• Han

• Ottoman

• Israeli

The Middle East is home to 19 countries and 350+ million people

Multiple Choice

Which of the following countries is NOT in the Middle East?

• Iraq

• Iran

• Jordan

• Liberia

• Saudi Arabia

Multiple Choice

Which body of water is in the red rectangle?

• Persian Gulf
• Gulf of Oman
• Gulf of Aden
• Arabian Sea

Multiple Choice

Which country is Syria?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

Which country is Iraq?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Then we learned about the 3 Monotheistic Religions

Judaism, Christianity, Islam

Multiple Choice

The term that refers to the "scattering" of the Jews after the region of ancient Israel was conquered by the Romans

• zionism

• diaspora

• hejira

• hajj

Multiple Choice

Who was the founding prophet of Islam?

• Jesus

• Paul

• Muhammad

Multiple Choice

Many of the traditions of Islam were influenced by which other religions? 

• Hinduism and Judaism
• Buddhism and Judaism
• Christianity and Judaism
• Zoronastrianism and Judaism

Multiple Choice

How were Christians treated in the Roman Empire during the 1st century?

• they were persecuted

• they were welcomed

• they were enslaved

Multiple Choice

___________ is considered to be the founder of Judaism.

• Abraham
• Jesus
• David
• Muhammad

Multiple Choice

The holy book for followers of Judaism is known as

• the Torah

• the Bible

• the Koran

• the Ten Commandments

Multiple Choice

This major world religion follows the teachings of Jesus and the New Testament.

• Islam

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Hinduism

Multiple Choice

Which major world religion originated here?

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Islam

Most recently we have been learning about Israel

Israel was created in a partition plan by the UN in 1947

The partition plan created two states: one Jewish and one Arab

This is an overview of the history of the creation of Israel

Multiple Choice

What was the goal of Zionism?

• To create a Jewish homeland in the Middle East

• To wipe out all Jewish people

• To protect the mostly Arab nation of Palestine

Multiple Choice

Which international organization voted to divide Palestine into a Jewish country and an Arab country in 1948?

• the Red Cross

• the United Nations

• the World Bank

• the World Health Organization

Multiple Choice

Who are the Jews?

• a group of people who live mostly in the Middle East, tend to speak Arabic, and often follow Islam

• a group of people who are descended from the ancient Hebrews and believe in Judaism

• an Iranian ethnic group native to a mountainous region of Western Asia known as Kurdistan

• a minority group of people in Rwanda and Burundi, targeted by a massive genocide in 1994

Multiple Choice

Who are the Arabs?

• a group of people who live mostly in the Middle East, tend to speak Arabic, and often follow Islam

• a group of people who are descended from the ancient Hebrews and believe in Judaism

• an Iranian ethnic group native to a mountainous region of Western Asia known as Kurdistan

• a minority group of people in Rwanda and Burundi, targeted by a massive genocide in 1994

Multiple Choice

In what document did the British indicate their plans to create a Jewish state in Palestine?

• Sykes Picot Agreement

• Universal Declaration of Human Rights

• The Oslo Accords

• Balfour Declaration

Multiple Choice

Out of all of the countries in the world, why did Jews want to settle in Palestine?

• They have a religious connection to this land that goes back thousands of years, all of their holy places are there

• This area has the most natural resources that they believed would help them build a strong economy

• There was no one living here so it was easy to take this land without angering anyone

Multiple Choice

In the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which group maintains the most control of the region and situation?

• Palestinians

• Hamas

• Israeli government

• United Nations

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are lingering conflicts in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

• The Palestinian Right to Return

• East Jerusalem settlements

• One state vs two state solutions

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

The predominant religion of Israelis is _______. The predominant religion of Palestinians is _______

• Jewish, Muslim

• Muslim, Jewish

• Jewish, Christian

• Muslim, Arab