Modern Middle East Vocabulary

Which monotheistic religion was born in Saudi Arabia, has the Five Pillars of Faith, Sunni & Shi’a branches, the Koran, is the majority religion of the Middle East, and was the foundation for the Iranian Revolution?

• Islam

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Hinduism

Which is the oldest monotheistic religion born in the Middle East, associated with the Ten Commandments, the Torah, Zionism, persecution during the Holocaust, and is the religion of Israel?

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Zoroastrianism

Which is the largest monotheistic religion born in the Middle East, associated with the Ten Commandments, the Bible, and the most powerful religious institution – the Roman Catholic Church?

• Christianity

• Islam

• Judaism

• Zoroastrianism

Last great Muslim Empire; former Byzantine Empire; cut-off land routes b/t Europe and Asia; collapsed after loss in WWI and nationalist leader Ataturk…modern-day Turkey. What is the term described?

• The Ottoman Empire

• The Mughal Empire

• The Roman Empire

• The Persian Empire

When an industrialized nation takes over non-industrialized nations for natural resources, markets, and wealth. What is the term described?

• Imperialism

• Isolationism

• Federalism

• Nationalism

Written during WWI, it is a letter from a British official supporting the idea of a separate Jewish nation in Palestine; used by Zionists to show international support of Israel. What is the term described?

• The Balfour Declaration

• The Sykes-Picot Agreement

• The Treaty of Versailles

• The McMahon-Hussein Correspondence

Movement created by Theodore Herzl calling for the creation of a Jewish homeland in Palestine; Jewish nationalism. What is the term described?

• Zionism

• Pan-Arabism

• Socialism

• Imperialism

Built by the French to connect the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea; highway of global trade today, connecting Europe and Asia; nationalized by Egypt in 1956. What is the term described?

• The Suez Canal

• The Panama Canal

• The English Channel

• The Strait of Gibraltar

Peace deal between Egypt (Arab nation) and Israel (Jewish nation)...Israel has the right to exist. First time an Arab nation recognized Jewish state of Israel. What is the name of this agreement?

• Camp David Peace Accords

• Oslo Accords

• Treaty of Versailles

• Munich Agreement

Pride in one’s nation; movement/feeling inspiring people to create their own nations. What is this concept called?

• Nationalism

• Federalism

• Colonialism

• Feudalism