SWANA- Test Review 24

A person who has fled, or been forced to leave their homeland, due to conflict.

What is the primary cause of this conflict?

During WWI the British Mandate promised which group an independent nation in the region?

Charity, Prayer, Faith, Fasting, & Hajj make up the ___ of Islam.

The first cultural hearth was in ____ (aka the Fertile Crescent) between the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers

One of the key pillars of Islam is the pilgrimage to Mecca (also called ____)

90% of Egypt's population lives by ___

Oil $ has helped develop some Middle Eastern countries... meaning a higher ___ and a lower ___

The city of Jerusalem was captured by Israel during which conflict?

The 1970s-1990s could be described by the following?

Muslims worship in a mosque while Jews worship in a synagogue.

A political movement in the early 1900's with the goal of re-establishing a Jewish state in modern Israel-Palestine

When was the iPad first released?

Who has the most instagram followers in the world?

Dead Sea is 9x saltier than ocean water and has brought tourist $

SWANA's most practiced religion is Islam while the most practiced in other parts of the world is Christianity.

Libya, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and many Middle Eastern countries rely on ___ for their economies.

The ____ High Dam was built for hydroelectric power & to help control the water supply and flooding in Egypt.

Which group has a historical claim to the land of Israel-Palestine?

The Old Testament in Christianity is the same origins as the Torah in Judaism.

Youngest to Oldest is Islam, Christianity, Judaism.

___ Canal (Egypt), Medit. Sea, and Strait of Gibraltar allow trade & shipping access to the rest of the world for SWANA.

Which event increased international support for the creation of Israel and Jews moving back?

Jesus is a holy person in all 3 religions

Islam, Judaism & Christianity are similar in the fact that they are all __ (believe in one god)

Most of the land in SWANA is arable and not suited for life.

Orthodox, Reformed, and Conservative are branches in...

Oil $ allows the SWANA countries to obtain other needed resources such as ___. They are able to trade for necessities.

What Conflict? Jews out thousands of years ago, Zionism- come back, constant struggle for land since (attacks from both)

SWANA's most common physical feature is ____?

Palestinians mainly live in which territories?

Which of the following was the outcome of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War?

Israelis mainly practice ___ while Palestinians are followers of ___.

A political movement with the goal of establishing an Arab state in Palestine.