Study Guide for the Middle East
Global Studies- Brant
Middle East-Terms/Concepts
Anti-Semitism
Cuneiform
Crusade
Ziggurat
Satrap
Messiah
Sultan
Oasis
Desalination
Refugees
Scribe
Parables
Palestinian Liberation Organization
Caliph
Hajj
Fertile crescent
Hebrews
Balfour Declaration
Five Pillars of Islam
Young Turks
OPEC
Be able to answer the following
How is the Fertile Crescent different from the rest of the Middle East?
How were the Hebrews different from nearby peoples in ancient times?
What belief is shared by Jews, Muslims and Christians?
What element of geography has shaped most of the cultures of the Middle East?
What is the most valuable resource found in the Middle East today?
What is the sacred book of the Jews?
Of the Christians?
Of the Muslims?
What religion was attractive to many people because it taught that anyone could achieve
salvation?
Who accepted that the original teachings of the Jewish and Christian scriptures was
God’s word?
Who is believed to be able to bring the greatest dishonor to a Muslim family?
What was the British government document that supported a Jewish homeland in
Palestine?
The most important duties of all Muslims are called…
What group followed a policy of genocide against the Armenians?
Who in Middle Eastern society have been at the center of conflict between the forces of
modernization and the values of traditional Muslim culture?
The development of alternative energy sources has curtailed the power of what powerful
organization?
What did Palestine become a center of conflict in the Middle East following WWII?
What country in the Middle East spends a lot of its wealth on defense and has used
technology to develop agriculture and industry?
What are the unifying factors among all of the Arab nations in the Middle East?
What are the unresolved issues that divide Israel and Palestine?
What code established a single system of justice for everyone in the ancient Middle East?
What are the 5 Pillars of Islam?
What city does Judaism, Christianity and Islam all have ties to?
Essay Choices (Worth 10 points)
Modernization has affected the lives of women in the Middle East. Give 2 examples of
how modernization is affecting women in the Middle East, and explain why the changing
role of women is controversial.
Why is Jerusalem important to all three of the monotheistic religions that originated from
there?
How are Judaism, Christianity and Islam similar? How are they different? (Must explain
at least 2 similarities and differences clearly)