Why is the Middle East known as the Cradle of Civilization?

Earliest known civilizations lived there

What was the original UN plan to resole Arab-Israeli conflict?

Create Israel and Palestine and divide the territory in half

How did the West get involved in Iran?

Overthrew popular Iranian leader

Following WWI, why were Arabs mad at Britain?

Did not fulfill promise to create an Arab state

What prevents the Palestinians and Israelis from making peace?

Culture of distrust after 60 years of conflict

Following the Iranian revolution, what did Iranian students do to America?

Overtook the US Embassy and took American hostages

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MENA - Pre 9/11

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Why is the Middle East known as the Cradle of Civilization?
First humans hunted and gathered there
Shaped like a baby cradle
They act like babies
Earliest known civilizations lived there
2
B
Tigris River
Red Sea
Sinai Peninsula
Israel
3
S
Yemen
Asia
Egypt
Zagros Mts.
4
R
Jerusalem
Euphrates River
Mediterranean Sea
Nile River
5
What was the original UN plan to resole Arab-Israeli conflict?
Create Israel and Palestine and divide the territory in half
Create Palestine
Create one country for Arabs and Jews to share
Create Israel
6
A
Nile River
Mediterranean Sea
Indian Ocean
West Bank
7
How did the West get involved in Iran?
Made the movie 300
Partitioned Iran among selves
Gave guns to pro-communist groups
Overthrew popular Iranian leader
8
Following WWI, why were Arabs mad at Britain?
Did not fulfill promise to create an Arab state
Only gave Aladdin 2 stars
Flew planes into Arab buildings
Assassinated Arab president
9
What prevents the Palestinians and Israelis from making peace?
They do not know how to express their love for each other
They like war
Culture of distrust after 60 years of conflict
US has mandated to not allow peace
10
Following the Iranian revolution, what did Iranian students do to America?
Overtook the US Embassy and took American hostages
All of the above
Refused to study American History
Flew planes into World Trade Center
11
What does MENA stand for?
Middle East and North Africa
Make Every Night Amazing
Mostly Europe but not Asia
Middle East and North America
12
Who did the US support in the Arab-Israeli conflict?
Palestine
Britain
Israel
Arabs
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P
Mecca
Jerusalem
Nile River
Israel
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L
Mecca
Indian Ocean
Nile River
Arabian Sea
15
H
Indian Ocean
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
16
O
Sinai Peninsula
Egypt
Arabian Peninsula
Hindu Kush
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What characteristic unifies the people in MENA?
Democracy
Hate women
Islam
All of the above
18
D
Indian Ocean
Black Sea
West Bank
Mecca
19
C
Mecca
Tehran
Mesopotamia
Jerusalem
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Which major world religion originated in the Middle East?
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
All of the above
21
What is the root of the Arab-Israeli conflict?
Food
All of the above
Revenge
Land
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Who was Ayatollah Khomeini?
All of the above
Religious leader in Iran
Led and Islamic revolution in Iran
Claimed US was the "Great Satan"

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