BENCHMARK
2
Review Game
What does OPEC stand for?
Organization of Petroleum
Exporting Countries
What was the Holocaust?
The murder of millions of European
Jews during World War II
What is Zionism?
The belief that Jews deserved
to return to a homeland in
Zion where they had lived in
Biblical times
What is the name of the
agency that created the State
of Israel as a homeland for
the Jews?
The United Nations
How did Palestinians feel about
the new state of Israel?
They rejected it as unfair to
them
When the Ottoman Empire ended,
Who drew up the Boundaries for the
new country’s created ?
European Politicians
What has happened to many of the
Palestinians refugees since 1948 ?
Many still live in refugee
camps
Who ruled Palestine before
Israel gained it’s Independence?
United kingdom
When Israel was established,
who is forced to relocate?
The Palestinian Arabs
U.S. troops are still fighting in
which Middle Eastern Country?
Afghanistan
What event started Operation
Desert Storm?
After Saddam Hussein
invaded Kuwait
A person who had to leave their home as a
result of war is known as what?
Refugee
Why did the U.S. get involved in the first gulf
War?
Because Iraq
invaded kuwait
Who is responsible for the 9-11
attacks?
Osama Bin Ladin
Iraq’s second largest ethnic
group is?
Kurds
Who are the Taliban?
A group of Radical
Muslims
The U.S. went to war in 2003 against Iraq
because?
The United States government
saw the Iraqi leader, Saddam
Hussein, developing weapons of
mass destruction
What is the capital of Israel?
Jerusalem
Zionism can be best described as
?
Jewish nationalism
Or the dream to return to Israel
Why did the UN intervene In
dispute between Iraq and Kuwait in
1990 ?
Because the economies of many
countries depend on oil, and
Iraq’s actions threatened that
supply.
What was the Camp David
Accord?
Talks that led to an
agreement between
Israel and Egypt
In what country can people vote for
local leaders and the countries
president, but the true leader of the
country chosen by the countries
religious leaders?
Iran
What is the title of the Shia
religious leader of IRAN?
Ayatollah or Supreme
Leader
Of the countries we studied, which
is considered an Islamic Republic?
Iran
The Israeli legislator is called?
The Knesset
In what country can people vote for
local leaders and the national
legislator, but the Head of State and
Nations leader are chosen by the
national legislature?
Israel
In what country can people vote for
local leaders but because the King
has final authority the citizens play
a very small role if any in running
the government?
Saudi Arabia
What is the leader of Iran
known as?
The Supreme Leader or
Ayatollah
A country ruled by a person that
has complete and unlimited
power
Autocracy
The central government holds most
of the power in _________
government.
UNITARY
What is the legislative branch
of government is responsible
for ???
making and carrying out
the laws
How is the leader of a
Parliamentary Democracy chosen?
The Prime Minister is chosen by
representatives in the legislator
A government based upon
religious beliefs is BEST
described as an
Theocracy
A small group of powerful
leaders are in charge in this
type of government…
Oligarchy
How is the leader of a
Presidential Democracy chosen?
The president is chosen in a
vote by the people.
A republic government based on the laws of
Islam (Saudi Arabia, Iran)
Islamic Republic
What type of government
citizens choose representatives
to make and enforce the laws
Representative Democracy
or Republic
What type of government controls
most aspects of its peoples life.
Authoritarian
People who can work, solve
problems, and create businesses are
called what?
Human Resources
Or Human Capital
What type of government gives the king or
queen complete control?
Absolute Monarchy
What type of government gives the king or
queen very little control, they are more of a
figure head?
Constitutional Monarchy
What is a Political Trade Barrier
that places a tax on incoming
goods?
tariff
Who benefits from trade restrictions placed
on imported goods?
Local companies that produce
the same products as the
imports-LIMITS competition
What are the three main
Economic Questions?
1.
2.
3.
What to produce/how much.
How to produce it.
For whom to produce it for.
Give examples of a natural trade
barrier
Oceans, Rivers,
Mountains, Deserts, etc.
In general, countries with high
literacy rates …
Have strong economies
Why do countries have exchange
rates?
In order to trade with
one another
The 1973 Oil crisis was the
outcome of what type of
political trade barrier between
OPEC and the US??
An EMBARGO
How do literacy rates in
Southwest Asia differ for men
and women?
Women have lower rates
than men in most countries
A person who takes risks by
starting a new business is called
a/an
Entrepreneur
In a traditional system, what is
exchanged for goods and
services?
Other goods and
services