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WorksheetsHistory of SW Asia
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 35mins
What would be the BEST title for the image?
Kurdish Dream for Homeland
Country of the Kurds
Partial Control of Kurdish territories
Mesopotamia
Europeans created artificial borders in the Middle East causing conflict between ethnic and religious groups. How were Europeans able to partition the land?
Europeans persecuted Jews through the Holocaust
Europeans won land from the Ottoman Empire concluding WWI
Jews were forced to leave by the Romans in the Diaspora
Immigrants moved to Palestine after WWII
US is attacked on September 11th, 2001 US invades country harboring terrorists responsible for 9/11 US overthrows Taliban government
Which of the events is described in the list?
Persian Gulf War
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Invasion of Afghanistan
World War II
Sunni & Shia conflict in Iraq and Syria
Kurdish nationalism
Israeli Jew & Palestinian Arab Conflict
Which THEME unites the items above?
US Involvement in the Middle East
Land & Religion conflicts in the Middle East
Conflicts prior to WWI
Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust
Why did the international community feel sympathetic for a Jewish homeland?
WWI
The Holocaust
Balfour Declaration
Jewish Diaspora
The US invaded ________ again in 2003 in order to destroy the nuclear weapons program and overthrow Saddam Hussein.
Afghanistan
Israel
Iraq
Iran
Diaspora ----> Zionism ----> ____________ ----> Establishment of Israel
Which event is missing from the timeline above?
Six Day War
Kurdish Nationalism
WWI
Holocaust
Why is the US involved in the Middle East?
protection against terrorism and oil interests
so we can spread western influence on the eastern world
to acquire colonies
to enhance trade agreements
Which war is described in this newspaper's headlines?
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Desert Storm
Invasion of Afghanistan
Sunni Shia Conflict in Iraq
___________: Arab ; Israeli: Jew
Palestinian
Shia
Iraqi
Kurd
Why are the Sunni and Shia in conflict in Iraq and Syria today?
- more than 1 correct answer
The Shia believe the leader should be Muhammad's bloodline and the Sunni do not.
The Sunni are the minority group that are more strict.
The Sunni believe Christ is divine while the Shia do not.
They were lumped together reluctantly after WWI.
Who was upset with with the Balfour Declaration and increased momentum of the Zionist movement?
Shia Muslims
Israeli Jews
Palestinian Arabs
Kurds
Oil is the natural resource that US decided to protect in the Middle East
Which of the following ethnic groups would like to have their own homeland in the area where Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria come together?
Palestinians
Arabs
Persians
Kurds
Which of the following would help you identify a person's ethnic group?
the holy book they read
the political party they support
the language their family speaks at home
how many gods they believe in
Which of the following ethnic groups would most likely speak Arabic as their first language?
Kurds
Arabs
Persians
Jews
What is the most common language of the Persian ethnic group?
Arabic
Kurdish
Farsi
Hebrew
If you wanted to find a Persian person, which region below would be the best place to look?
Iran
Iraq
the area where Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey come together
the West Bank
What religion do most of the Arabs follow?
Protestant Christianity
Orthodox Judaism
Shia Islam
Sunni Islam
Which of the following BEST explains why most Arabs are Muslims?
The religion was founded in Israel, an area the Arabs conquered in the 600s and they converted to the faith of the people they conquered.
Islam was founded in the Arabian Peninsula which is where the Arab ethnic group is from.
The Ottoman Turks brought the Muslim religion to the Arabian Peninsula in the 1500s when they conquered the region.
Traders from India brought Islam to the Arabian Peninsula in the early 1400s and converted the Arabs.
Which group shares the same history, ancestry, language, traditions, beliefs, food?
Ethnic Groups
Religious Groups
Which ethnic group can be found in SW Asia (Middle East)?
Arabs
Kurds
Persians
All of them
This is a group of people who share the same beliefs and practices
Ethnic Group
Religious Group
The majority of people in the Middle East are
Arab
Persian
Kurd
Most Arabs practice which religion?
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
What language do Arabs speak?
Latin
Farsi
Persian
Arabic
The Kurds are the largest ethnic group in the world without:
a written language.
their own country.
a leader.
none of the above
How does the diversity of religious groups and ethnic groups impact life in Southwest Asia today?
Diversity has little effect on the region because the groups avoid interaction today.
Diversity encourages peace and cooperation throughout the region.
Diversity contributes to ongoing conflict and fighting throughout the region
Diversity attracts many tourists who visit the region's many varied cultures.
All of the following are characteristics of Arabs EXCEPT for:
Originally nomads before forming villages along rivers long ago
Many converted to Islam following the teachings of the prophet Muhammad
Their language is the prominent and unifying language of the region
Most are found in Israel, read out of the Torah, and worship in Synagogues or Temples
Identify the ethnic group being described here:
- Have no official homeland, but would like one
- Speak both Kurdish and Arabic
- Forced to abandon nomadic lifestyle post-WWI
Arabs
Kurds
Persians
Muslims
Identify the ethnic group being described here:
- Largest ethnic group in Iran
- Unified by their language, Farsi
- Originally practiced Zoroastrianism
- Today most are Muslims
Arabs
Persians
Kurds
Muslims
When did Israel declare its statehood?
1948
1972
1929
1914
Whish two groups of people claim the land of Israel?
Sunnis and Shias
Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs
Catholics and Christians
Zoroastrians and Kurds
Which organization first drew the dividing lines of a Palestinian State and an Israeli State in 1947?
The League of Nations
NATO
The United Nations
