Middle East Summative

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

What is a Jewish country in the Middle East established in 1948?

• Israel

• Palestine

• Saudi Arabia

• Syria

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

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

What was the Holocaust?

• the mass murder of 6 million Jews and others in Nazi German concentration camps

• the movement to create a Jewish country in the Middle East

• a religious book that is important to many religions

• a type of government that tries to distribute wealth and property evenly

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

What do Palestinians want from Israel?

• Their land returned

• A military

• To immigrate to Europe

Palestinians are religiously

• Muslim
• Arab
• Jewish
• Christian

What has been a common goal of the Jews and Muslims in this area?

• To unite all Middle eastern nations as one
• To become leaders in the world economy
• To have their own independent countries
• To impose their religion on others

A major argument between the Israelis and the Palestinians is that each side

• Wants to control oil resources in the area
• Has close military alliances with neighboring countries
• Believes in different interpretations of the same religion
• Claims Israel as their homeland