Arab-Israeli Quiz Review

Why is the city of Jerusalem important to Christians?

• Location of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher where Jesus' tomb & the rock of Golgotha is located.

• Location of the Dome of the Rock, which encompasses an area significant to early Islamic beliefs.

• Location of the Temple Mount, where the Jewish Temple once stood.

• Location of the birthplace of Judaism, Christianity, & Islam.

As a Muslim, what sites in Jerusalem are significant to your belief system?

• Temple Mount & the Western "Wailing" Wall

• Haram al Sharif, Dome of the Rock, and the Al Aqsa Mosque

• Church of the Holy Sepulcher & Rock of Golgotha

Why did early followers of Judaism build their civilization & Temple on Mt. Moriah?

• Mt. Moriah is the location where Moses received the Torah & Ten Commandments, which became central to Judaism. Followers would build their Temple on this location to commemorate this event.

• Mt. Moriah, being located in the "promised land" and the highest point in the Middle East provided a natural defensible point for early followers to build their civilization.

• Mt. Moriah is the location where Abraham attempted to sacrifice his son (Isaac) to fulfill his tests of faith. This site provided a close connection to the beginnings of Judaism and was the perfect location for their civilization/Temple.

Why did Muslims build the Dome of the Rock in 691 CE?

• Muslims, who finally have control of Jerusalem, decided to build the structure on top of the Temple Mount to stake their claim on the region.

• Muslims built the Dome of the Rock due to the significance of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son (Ishmael) and their belief that Muhammad ascended to heaven at the top of Mt. Moriah to receive revelations that helped form Islam.

• Due to the Islamic belief in Jesus as a prophet, Muslims built the Dome of Rock to commemorate the spot where Jesus was crucified.

• The Dome of the Rock was built in Jerusalem as a sign of the Islamic victory over the Romans in 70 CE, which marks the beginning of Islamic reign in the region.

This agreement promised the entirety of land liberated from the Ottoman empire to the Arab population of the Middle East if they revolted against the Turks during WWI.

• Sykes-Picot Agreement

• McMahon-Husayn Letters

• Balfour Declaration

• Atlantic Charter

This agreement put the region of Palestine under British control, thus angering the Arab population who believed they were getting this area as part of a homeland.

• Balfour Declaration

• McMahon-Husayn Letters

• Sykes-Picot Agreement

• Radcliffe Amendment

This document stated in 1917 that official British policy supported creating a homeland for Jewish followers in Palestine and created a wave of immigration to the region.

• Balfour Declaration

• Sykes-Picot Agreement

• McMahon-Husayn Letters

• Rothschild Memo

Which term (from a Palestinian Arab perspective) describes the area in Jerusalem's old city that contains the Dome of the Rock and the Al Aqsa Mosque?

• Temple Mount

• Haram al Sharif

• Muslim Quarter

• Sharif of Mecca

Which term (from a Jewish Israeli perspective) describes the region in the old city of Jerusalem where the Jewish Temple once stood?

• Haram al Sharif

• Jewish Quarter

• Temple Mount

• Yarmulke

This is a political movement from 1897 to 1948 that believed in creating a homeland for Jewish people in the "promised land" of Palestine. This movement would realize that dream with the creation of Israel in May of 1948.

• Zionism

• Balfour Declaration

• Messianic Movement

• Intifada