Unit 2 - Middle East

Deliberate mass murder of a group

a religious and political power center of the city - state

Which of the following was an impact of geography on Mesopotamian culture?

A synagogue is a place of worship for which religion?

title given to an Egyptian monarch

In Hammurabi’s Code, punishments followed the principle of retaliation, or the idea that one

State that rejects religious influences

The ruler of a province in the Persian empire

what is considered the Holiest City for all three religions

who was the boy pharaoh who restored worship of the old gods in the New Kingdom

Egyptian rulers were viewed as

The Egyptians developed an accurate 365-day calendar by basing their year on

Muslim leaders such as the Ayatollah Khomeini opposed the shah of Iran because they

administrative organization with officials and regular procedures that helped run government

Ataturk tried to modernize Turkey by

A conflict between the Arabs and Israelis in 1967

King David would be considered a hero or prophet for which of these religions?

this is NOT one of the three major time periods in Egyptian history

Belief in multiple gods/goddesses

this complex system of writing is made up of pictures and more abstract forms

What fueled tensions between Arabs and Jews in Palestine after World War I?

The Code of Hammurabi reveals that marriage was decided upon by the two people who want to wed

The Islamic religion was created as a direct result of

What was the purpose of the Arab Spring?

The Safavids differed from many of their Islamic neighbors because they were

Christianity and Judaism originated in the Middle East, while Islam originated in Australia

a Sumerian innovation used for recordkeeping

a divine truth revealed to Muhammad was a(n)

which of the three monotheistic religions discussed in this unit is the oldest?

Ramadan is considered a Holy Day for which religion?

the site of one of the 7 wonders of the world, the Hanging Gardens of ...

Supported the idea of a Jewish homeland in Palestine

according to Islamic teaching, Muhammad received messages from

The Holy Book of Islam is called

how did Abu Bakr unify the Muslim world

Secular and spiritual leader of the Islamic community

Through the achievements of Muslim scholars, Europeans

a government by divine authority is called

Which of the big 3 religions does not have a specific language?

the founder of both Judaism and Christianity is

the god of Islam

part of a large complex of buildings dedicated to the dead

Which of the following is most unusual about the pharaoh Hatshepsut?

The Camp David Accords, created peace between which two Middle Eastern countries?

The concept of Arab unity

the code of law that regulates all aspects of Muslim life is called

How did people in the Fertile Crescent adapt to their environment?