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Section 1
Chapter 16 Guided Reading
Answer each question in complete sentences.
1. Who took over most of the Ottoman Empire after its defeat?
2. What is a mandate?
3. How did the United Nations attempt to solve the conflict between the Jews and
Arabs in Palestine?
4. What is the PLO? When and why was it formed?
5. What happened to the region between 1964 and 1977?
6. What are the two main sects of Islam? What is a major difference between them?
7. What are the ethnic differences that contribute to conflicts between Iraq and Iran?
8. Why did Khomeini and his followers object to the shah’s rule?
9. What was the cause of the Iran-Iraq War?
10. What was the outcome of the war?
11. How did the Persian Gulf War begin?
12. What was the international response?
13. Why was Iraq invaded in 2003?
Section 2
1. What countries produce nearly half of the world’s oil?
2. How did OPEC inflate the price of gasoline?
3. What secondary products are produced from date palms?
4. What is the dominant religion in North Africa and Southwest Asia?
5. How does Islam influence daily life in the region (list 4 ways)?
6. What event marked the beginning of the Islamic calendar?
7. What are some examples of westernization (give 5 examples)?
8. What restrictions do women face in some Islamic countries (list 4)?
9. What is a chador?
Section 3
1. Why did the Suez Canal come under British control?
2. How did Egypt’s government change from the 1920’s to the 1950’s?
3. How is the Aswan High Dam and example of a tradeoff?
4. What type of land covers much of Egypt?
5. What is Egypt’s most important primary product and agricultural export?
6. How would you describe the life of the fellahin?
7. How has the city of Cairo changed through the years?
8. What type of jobs do poor Cairenes have?
9. What types of jobs do wealthier Cairenes have?
10. In what ways has Egypt been a cultural leader?
Section 4
1. What is Zionism?
2. What kinds of communities did early Jewish settlers establish in Palestine?
3. Why is drip irrigation an important technique?
4. What is the population and ethnic makeup of Israel?
5. What is life like for the Palestinian Arabs?
6. What opportunities do women have in Israel?
7. What does the law of Return state?
8. Why did Jews from the Soviet Union have difficulty finding jobs and housing in
Israel?
9. What helped Ethiopian Jews fit into Israeli society?
10. What are the Jewish High Holy Days?
11. How do Orthodox Jews differ from secular Jews?
Section 5
1. Who was Mustafa Kemal, and what was his vision for Turkey?
2. What were the first changes Kemal made?
3. What was the overall result of Ataturk’s changes?
4. In what ways did women benefit from the reform movement?
5. What rights are promised by the Turkish Constitution of 1982?
6. How has the Turkish government limited civil rights?
7. Why was NATO formed?
8. What factors motivated Turkey to support the continued existence of NATO?
9. Why was the European Union reluctant to include Turkey?