7th grade study guide
Chapter 9
Directions: write flash cards for all vocabulary words due Monday.
Plates
Monotheism
Fossil fuel
Quran
Desalination
Caliph
Urbanized
Mosques
Majority
Minority
Civilization
Dictator
Fundamentalism
Islamism
Jihad
Terrorism
Entrepreneurship
Directions: Write bullet point notes for each topic due Monday
Topics:
1. Oil and gas natural resources
2. Water and desalination in on the Arabian Peninsula
3. Islam Religion
4. Sunni and Shia Muslims…why did the split?
5. Muslim Empire
6. Ottoman Empire
7. British domination over Iraq and Kuwait
8. Iraq’s dictators
9. Religious Traditions
10. Fundamentalism-what does it mean?
11. Wahhabis
12. What are the four conditions for economic growth?
13. What is the problem with having a one track economy?
14. Women and education
15. What does it mean to diversify the economy?
16. How have Bahrain and Dubai changed their economy?
Directions: write a practice answer for each short answer question due Monday.
Short Answer:
1. (section 2) Describe the religion of Islam. Make sure you include the 5 features of Islam.
2. (section 3) How are some Islamic traditions regarding women different from those in modern
western culture (for example the United States)
3. (section 1) Why is oil so important to Arabia and Iraq?
At least 10 vocabulary matching
At least 15 multiple choice
3 short answer