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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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