Unit 2 - Middle East

administrative organization with officials and regular procedures that helped run government

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

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

a government by divine authority is called

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

The Holy Book of Islam is called

What was the purpose of the Arab Spring?

part of a large complex of buildings dedicated to the dead

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

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

State that rejects religious influences

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

A conflict between the Arabs and Israelis in 1967

Supported the idea of a Jewish homeland in Palestine

how did Abu Bakr unify the Muslim world

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

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

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

The concept of Arab unity

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

according to Islamic teaching, Muhammad received messages from

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

The Islamic religion was created as a direct result of

the god of Islam

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

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

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

a Sumerian innovation used for recordkeeping

Secular and spiritual leader of the Islamic community

a religious and political power center of the city - state

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

The ruler of a province in the Persian empire

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

Ramadan is considered a Holy Day for which religion?

a divine truth revealed to Muhammad was a(n)

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

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

Deliberate mass murder of a group

Ataturk tried to modernize Turkey by

Through the achievements of Muslim scholars, Europeans

Belief in multiple gods/goddesses

A synagogue is a place of worship for which religion?

title given to an Egyptian monarch

what is considered the Holiest City for all three religions

Egyptian rulers were viewed as

the founder of both Judaism and Christianity is

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