Kelly: GI Middle East Unit Review

What is the writing system engraved on a wedge where symbols represent sounds?

Which of the following is a reason Europeans were interested in colonizing the Middle East?

The Taliban banned all of the following except:

Who is regarded as the greatest ruler of the Ottoman Empire?

Which is considered a holy city for all 3 Abrahamic religions?

the term "quran" means

Which of the Abrahamic religions has the greatest number of followerstoday?

Before it was called "Istanbul," what were the two previous names of this city?

One of the greatest contributions of early Islamic culture to western civilization is

The Treaty Of Sevres __________

The American hostages were freed on the day President _________ took office.

What is the highest position in the Ottoman Empire?

In 1953, the _____________ organized a coup to replace Mossadeq.

"Mesopotamia" is Greek for what?

"Jihad" means

Which is the correct list of the Five Pillars of Islam?

The patriarch of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam is

What is the name of this place?

Which is NOT one of the reasons some believe a genocide occurred in 1915?

The reason the U.S. supports both Iran and Iraq in their war was to ______________.

What event made it possible for ancient Egyptians to grow crops and sustain a population?

The __________ accused the ___________ of Genocide in 1915.

Afghanistan's constitution in 2002:

The United States supported ________ in the Iran/Iraq war from 1980-1988.

Dating close to 6,000 years ago the earliest form of writing in the world is 

Under Ataturk, Turkey becomes a/an ________

Some of the tactics used to turn the Iranians against Mossadeq were _____________.

The Shah tried to westernize Iran by all of the following EXCEPT _____________.

After Mossadeq gets overthrown, the U.S. supports ___________ as a dictator.

the term "Islam" means

What is the name of this place?

Fratricide means the killing of 

Iranians wanted the Shah to ___________

Who called for the first Crusade?

What two rivers are part of the Mesopotamian civilization?

Ataturk was a _____________

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam share a belief in all of the following except?

The Ayatollah, before taking over from the Shah, was in ____ making _____ to smuggle into Iran.

Which statement about Ataturk is NOT TRUE?

Fratricide was used by the Ottomans to

Ultimately, were the Christians successful in their attempt to reconquer the Holy Land?

Iranians held _____ Americans hostage for ____ days.

To protect the Shah and keep him in power, the __________ was created by the CIA and Mossad.

Meritocracy was employed to choose people for government positions based on 

Which is NOT one of the ways Ataturk westernized Turkey__________

What was the purpose of a zigguart?

Where did most of the ancient Egyptians live?

What sea does the Nile River empty into?

In the 1950's, Mossadeq ___________ Iran's oil which angered the ______________.

The Millet System included all of the following except