WorksheetsSouthwest Asia History Vocabulary
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Also called Holy Land. Biblical name, Canaan. an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
Palestine
diaspora
Mesopotamia
Israel
An organization of nations formed after World War I to promote cooperation and peace.
Partitioning
artificial boundaries
League of Nations
United States
A dispersion of people from their homeland
Palestine
diaspora
Mesopotamia
Israel
A territory along the Mediterranean Sea just northeast of the Sinai Peninsula; part of the land set aside for Palestinians, which was occupied by Israel in 1967.
Gaza Strip
Antisemitism
Zionist
Holocaust
Present day Iraq 1st civilization developed here.
Palestine
diaspora
Mesopotamia
Israel
hostility to or prejudice against Jews.
Gaza Strip
Antisemitism
Zionist
Holocaust
The ancient kingdom of the Hebrew tribes at the southeastern end of the Mediterranean Sea
Palestine
diaspora
Mesopotamia
Israel
A methodical elimination of Jews, non-conformists, homosexuals, non-Aryans, and mentally and physically disabled by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party.
Gaza Strip
Antisemitism
Zionist
Holocaust
Jews who believed in a country of their own in Palestine
Gaza Strip
Antisemitism
Zionist
Holocaust
Austrian journalist and founder of the Zionist movement urging the creation of a Jewish national homeland in Palestine.
George W. Bush
Theodore Herzl
Saddam Hussein
Osama bin Laden
The act of dividing up land...the result of the end of or the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
Partitioning
artificial boundaries
League of Nations
United States
the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.
colonialism
nationalism
WWI
Ottoman Empire.
A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
colonialism
nationalism
WWI
Ottoman Empire.
Austrian born Dictator of Germany, implement Fascism and caused WWII and Holocoust.
Adolf Hitler
Dreyfuss Affair
WWI
Ottoman Empire.
Islamic state founded by Osman in northwestern Anatolia. After the fall of the Byzantine Empire, the Ottoman Empire was based at Istanbul (formerly Constantinople) from 1453-1922. It encompassed lands in the Middle East, North Africa, the Caucasus, and eastern Europe.
Adolf Hitler
Dreyfuss Affair
WWI
Ottoman Empire.
European conflict challenges U.S. policy of neutrality; Allied victory makes the world safe for democracy
Adolf Hitler
Dreyfuss Affair
WWI
Ottoman Empire.
