Roth Middle East Test

What were pre-Islamic, polytheistic people known as?

Pagans

Bodies of water around the Arab Peninsula

Persian gulf, strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman, Arabian sea, gulf of Aden, red sea, Suez Canal, and Mediterranean sea

Major Desert in North Africa

Sahara (name translates to desert)

Mountain range in east side of Afghanistan

Hindu Kush

The two Rivers in Mesopotamia

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

Constantinople is known as what city today? Where is it located?

Istanbul, Located in Turkey

What 4 countries divide up the would-be nation of Kurdistan?

Southeastern Turkey (Northern Kurdistan), Northern Iraq (Southern Kurdistan), Northwestern Iran (Eastern Kurdistan), and Northern Syria (Western Kurdistan)

What is the name of the school system during the Islamic Golden Age?

Madrasas: were schools with mosques, libraries, and housing in them

What were the 2 Sister Institutions to the Baghdad House of Wisdom?

kalam, falsafa (possibly library of alexandria)

What did the Kurdish woman do in Iran that sparked the recent protests?

Kurdish women removed their headscarves, which violated Iranian law and sparked many protests in Iran

What is the full name of the country of Iran?

The Islamic Republic of Iran

What are the 3 subsects of the Abrahamic Faiths that are Doomsday Worshippers?

Israeli Ultranationalism, Christian Zionism, and Wahhabism are all doomsday worshippers

What is the term for forming a Jewish Homeland?

Zionism

What was the first nation to rise up in the Arab Spring?

Tunisia.

What is the last colony in the west of Africa that is a disputed territory between its colonizing neighbor and local resistance forces?

Western Sahara

What was the name of the Pipeline between the Ottoman and German Empires?

Berlin-Baghdad Pipeline it transported oil

What is the Ka’ba and what special object is within it?

The Ka’ba is the most sacred object in Islam, it is located in Mecca and is the reason that Muslims have a pilgrimage there
The Ka’ba contains nothing but three pillars supporting the roof and a number of suspended gold and silver lamps it might contain The Black Stone

What is the name of the perfect object all alchemists aim to find that can turn lead into gold?

All alchemists aim to find the philosophers stone

Who is the founder of Islam?

Muhammad

What is the name of the Abrahamic God in Islam?

 Allah

Who is the most quoted Prophet in the Quran?

Jesus

What factors give Saudi Arabia its economic and political influence to be a major power in the region? What is the subsect of Islam that they sponsor?

* Saudi Arabia has large oil exports that give it economic and political influence to be a major power 
* 1/3 of the worlds oil, 1/10 of worlds natural gas
* Sunni

What nations made up the Central Powers in World War I?

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire

What secret deal was made to split the Ottoman Empire after WWI?

Who were the 3 nations in that deal?

What political party exposed the secret deal as part of an Anti-Imperialist mindset?

Sykes-Picot Treaty

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Britain, France, Russia

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Bolsheviks (russian communist party)

What was the name of the Muslim-controlled Iberia (modern-day Spain/Portugal)  and how did it influence Kansas City?

Al-Andalus influenced a lot of the architecture that is in the Plaza

What have the nations of Europe done towards Asylum Seekers/Refugees from the Syrian Civil War, as well as what have the refugees/asylum seekers done to reach safety?

The refugees/asylum seekers have escaped their countries by boat to hopefully get to Europe while the nations of Europe have temporary protection mechanism for people fleeing the war.

How did the Islamic Golden Age end? What happened to the Baghdad House of Wisdom?

* Baghdad was captured and destroyed by the Mongols
* The Baghdad House of Wisdom and its contents were destroyed by the Mongols 
* Siege of baghdad

Which body of water around the Arabian Peninsula didn't exist until after the last Ice Age?

The Persian Gulf

What is the name of the richest person in history?

Emperor Mansa Musa

What is the pillar of Islam relating to the Pilgrimage to Mecca?

Hajj

Clash of ___

civilizations

What is the currency system based on the value of oil?

petrodollar

What ancient trade network that span across Afro-Eurasia

silk road

What area is made up of the west bank and gaza?

palestine

What nation has a multi-sided civil war?

syria

What was the arab spring?

an event in 2011 that saw protests, reforms, revolts, and civil war

What is the name of the Kurdish child who dies on his way to greece?

ahmed

What is the word for Muslim Holy War?

gihad

What is the climate of the Arabian Peninsula?

Desert (Arid)

What is the body of water between Egypt/Sudan and Saudi Arabia?

The Red Sea

What is the Holiest City in Islam?

Mecca

What is the name of the canal in Egypt that is a critical trade route?

The Suez

What is the term Muslim means relating to humbling oneself before Allah?

Submission

What are the two main Sects of Islam?

Sunni and Shia

What is the Baghdad House of Wisdom?

The place of learning that shaped the Islamic Golden Age and saved the knowledge of Europe during its Dark Age

What is the term used to describe Palestinian lands controlled by the State of Israel?

Occupied Territories

Which two nations embody a modern version of the Sunni-Shia rivalry?

Saudi Arabia and Iran

Following 9/11/2001, which two nations did the United States invade and overthrow existing their governments?

Iraq and Afghanistan

Who are Doomsday Worshippers?

Fundamentalist sects of the 3 Abrahamic Faith who wish to see their Holy Wars against each other play out in Jerusalem, in order to birth their idea of Paradise on Earth, are known as what

How did the era of Women controlling the Sultanate (the government) change the Ottoman Empire?

Lines of Succession

What is the name of the month-long fast that is one of the 5 pillars of Islam?

Ramadan

What scientific field did Islamic scholars excel at during the Golden Age in order to face the Qibla anywhere on earth?

Astronomy

While the Syrian Civil War had/has as many as 7 factions fighting, what were the top 3 groups discussed in class, excluding the “Opposition” group

Syrian government, Kurdish forces, ISIS/ISIL

What is the Evergreen Jam?

Happened in 2021

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ship got stuck in the suez canal which cause supply chain issues and a major economic disruption

What does the suffix stan mean?

land of