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Middle East Unit 1 Study Guide

UNIT ONE WORD LIST

Abraham

Allah

Anatolia

Arabic

Baptism

Calligraphy

Canaan

Catholic

Christianity

City states

Civilizations

Constantine

Crucifixion

Cuneiform

Diaspora

Disciples

Easter

Empty Quarter

Epistles

Eucharist

Fertile Crescent

Gabriel

Gallipoli

Gospels

Hajj

Hammurabi’s Code

Hijrah

Islam

Istanbul

Jacob

Jesus

Jihad

Judaism

King Herod

Kosher

Mecca

Mesopotamia

Messiah

Minaret

Monotheistic

Mosque

Nicene Creed

Oases

Osman

Passover

Paul of Tarsus

Peninsula

Polytheistic

Pope Urban II

Prophet

Protestant

Rabbi

Ramadan

Resurrection

Sabbath

Saladin

Salat

Shahada

Shi’a

Sick Man of Europe

Sinai

Strait

Sultan

Sunni

Talmud

Torah

Tribute

Ur

Western Wall

Zakat

Ziggurat

Sec. 1 – Geography & Early History

Describe three things that make the Dead Sea unique?

Describe the location of the Fertile Crescent?

How does South West Asia’s location and bodies of water impact international trade?

Which Middle Eastern Country is geographically located partly in Europe and partly in Asia?

What is the impact of having the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers located in the same country?

What are the two cultural bonds that link the Middle East?

What was Hammurabi famous for?

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers run through which county?

What three continents meet at the Middle East?

Name and locate the three major peninsulas of the Middle East.

Why did some of the world’s first civilizations start in the Middle East?

What was the first civilization in the Middle East?

Sec. 2 – Judaism

What are the three major religions of the Middle East?

What are the similarities of the three major religions of the Middle East?

How were Jews different from everyone else in the ancient world?

What are the differences of the three major religions of the Middle East?

What present day country did Judaism originate?

What is significant about the Western Wall in Judaism?

Sec. 3 – Christianity

Describe the growth of Christianity from the time of Jesus’ death to around the mid- 300’s

What effect did Paul have on the growth of Christianity?

What is the main difference between Judaism & Christianity?

What was the impact of Paul’s epistles on Christianity?

Who had Jesus arrested and why?

What are the main divisions of Christianity?

Sec. 4 – Islam

Describe the early relations between Islam after they took over lands from Christians and Jews?

In detail, describe the Crusades?

What is the difference between the Sunni’s and the Shia’s?

Describe the 5 pillars of Islam.

Why did Mohammad leave Mecca for Medina (called the Hijrah) and how is this important in Islam?

While Europe went through the Dark Ages, describe what was going on in the Islamic world?

What countries in Europe were taken over by the Islamic Empire?

Where the Sunni’s and Shia live in the Middle East?

What are some of the different meanings of Jihad?

Sec. 5 – Ottoman Empire

Describe the relationship between the Ottoman’s and the Christians after the Ottoman conquest of Arabia and Persia?

Describe Suleyman the Magnificent.

Describe the end of the Ottoman Empire from the mid 1800’s to the early 1900’s.

Describe the areas of the world that was a part of the Ottoman Empire.

What happened as a result of the end of the Ottoman Empire?

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