Middle East MidTerm

Which group of people killed Ali and his family and took over the Muslim empire?

The desire to rule oneself is what concept?

Which was NOT a time when large numbers of Jews started coming back to Palestine

The Israelites believed they had an agreement with God. What was this agreement called?

Who developed the religion for the Persians?

Polytheism is an exmaple of which characteristic of civilization?

Which group of muslims believes the caliph should be a descendent of Muhammad/Ali?

The holy book of Islam is called the what?

Which type of government is run by a religion?

Which method of dating objects can be used up to 50,000 years?

What is the way that ideas are spread from one civilization to another?

Where do the residents of Mesopotamia believe their gods/goddesses live?

This religion was started by Mohammed after being visited by the angel Gabriel

Which characteristic of civilization means putting art of things that it doesn't need to do its job?

Which of the fiver pillars of Islam involves helping the needy?

What is the belief in one God that Mohammad was preaching?

Who is largely responsible for creating the modern country of Turkey?

The journey Mohammad made when he had to flee Mecca and escape to Medina was called....

Which group of muslims believe the caliph can be any devout muslim?

The idea that Arab countries have common interests and thus should work together to try to solve these common problems

Islamic law that calls for the uniting of religion and government

During the Old Stone age, which was NOT a development made by humans?

Which war added the layer of occupied territories to the Arab-Israeli conflict?

How did the Ottomans try to deal with the problem of the Armenians?

As of now, Israel has made peace with two Arab countries, which was the first one to make peace with Israel?

What advantage did the Egyptians have that allowed them to survive almost 3000 years with little to no invasions?

What are artifacts?

Which leader overthrew the king of Egypt and took over ruling as president?

Bureaucracy is an example of which characteristic of civilization?

Which empire treated the people they conquered the nicest?

Which group of people conquered Mesopotamia because they had weapons made out of iron?

Who is a person who moves from place to place in search of food?

What do we call the time before writing was invented?

What is a family of rulers where the right to rule is passed down through family?

What are the skills and tools people use to meet their basic needs?

What did Egypt start doind during the New Kingdom for the first time?

Which country became an Islamic Republic and held American diplomats hostage?

WHo was not allowed to be a slave in the Muslim world?

When Reza Khan took over Persia, he wanted to copy what had happend in which country?

Which important development made civilization possible?