Religion and Politics
Ancient Civilizations
Zionism
Pan-Arab Nationalism
History of Shia Islam
History of Persia
Iran-Iraq War
Soviet-Afghan War and 9/11
Arab Spring
Axis of Resistance
100
Ritual Washing in Christianity
Baptism
100
Egyptian Pharoah who abandoned the Ancient Egyptian Religion for Monotheism (1351-1336 BCE)
Akhenaten
100
Islamic Empire that collapsed following WW1
Ottoman Empire
100
On Arab Liberation Flags - The color Black symbolizes
Struggle (Against Colonialism)
100
Believed by Shia Muslims to be the successor to the Prophet Muhammad
Ali
100
Revolution that takes place the same year Saddam Hussein comes to power (1979)
Iranian Revolution
100
Following 1983 Saddam Hussein began losing the war and resorted to using
Chemical Weapons
100
Terrorist responsible for the event of 9/11
Osama Bin Laden
100
Leader of Libya, ruled from 1969 until his overthrow and death in 2011.
Muammar Gaddafi
100
The "Axis of Resistance" mostly consists of
Shia Muslim Countries
200
Main Holy Text for Muslims
Quran
200
Egyptian inscription containing one of the earliest references to Ancient Israel (1200 BCE)
Merneptah Stele
200
Refers to the largest ethnic group without a State
Kurdistan
200
Responsible for the failed assassination attempt against Abdel Karim Qasim, became President of Iraq in 1979
Saddam Hussein
200
Battle in which Hussein refused to pledge allegiance to Yazid (680)
Tragedy of Karbala
200
Military Officer who overthrew the Qajar Dynasty
Reza Shah
200
Side which mostly was responsible for using Child Soldiers
Iran
200
Terrorist Group created under Osama Bin Laden
Al Qaeda
200
The force was composed entirely of women, who were recruited for their loyalty to Gaddafi
The Revolutionary Nuns:
Amazonian Guard
200
The agreement which stipulates that Iran will limit its nuclear program in exchange for relief from economic sanctions. (President Trump withdrew from this deal)
Iran Deal (JCPOA)
300
Disciple believed to succeed Jesus (Catholicism)
Simon Peter
300
Empire known for Exiling the Jews from Judah (597-586 BCE)
Babylonians
300
Britain's open support for the establishment of a Jewish state in the land of Palestine (1917)
Balfour Declaration
300
Ideology that emphasizes Arab unity
Pan-Arab Nationalism
300
Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali are referred to as
Rashidun Caliphs
300
Religious Cleric who was exiled by the Shah in 1964, later became the First Supreme Leader of Iran
Ruhollah Khomeini
300
Was responsible for the assassination of several thousand Iranian officials, clerics, and military personnel
MEK
300
Group that took control of Afghanistan following the Afghan Civil War
Taliban
300
On the night of September 11, 2011, armed militants attacked the U.S. diplomatic compound of
Benghazi
300
The Houthis (a modern group) follow this branch of Shia Islam
Zaydi Shia
400
King of Judah (930-910 BCE)
Rehoboam
400
Empire during (539 BCE) known for the Edict of Restoration
Persians
400
Military Organization created to defend Jewish settlements in Palestine
Haganah
400
President of Egypt following the 1952 Revolution
Gamal Abdel Nasser
400
Muhammad, Ali, Fatima, Hassan and Hussein are referred to as
Ahlul Bayt (People of the House)
400
Democratically elected Prime Minister who was overthrown by an American-backed coup in 1953 which reinstated the Shah
Mohammad Mosaddegh
400
Survived a failed assassination attempt, became President of Iran in 1981
Ali Khamenei
400
Proxy Government of the Soviet Union in the Middle East
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
400
Egyptian military officer and politician who became the President of Egypt in 2014 after leading a military coup against President Mohamed Morsi who was the first democratically elected president in the country
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
400
As of September 2024, Israel assassinates Hezbollah's Secretary General
Hassan Nasrallah
500
Religious Courts of Ancient Israel
Sanhedrin
500
Empire that Judas Maccabeus revolted against (160 BCE)
Seleucid (Greece)
500
After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, the territory in the Middle East was allocated to
Mandate A
500
War fought between Israel, Britain and France against Egypt (1956)
Suez Crisis
500
Largest Pilgrimage in the world which commemorates the Tragedy of Karbala (Arabic for the number 40)
Arbaeen
500
Doctrine which believes that the Clerics should assume the role and responsibility of the Imam during the Occultation
Guardianship of the Jurists
500
Founder of the Amal movement which led to the creation of Hezbollah
Abbas Musawi
500
Following the Syrian Civil War, the Iraqi branch of Al-Qaeda takes control of large parts of both Syria and Iraq declaring themselves as
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
500
The act of self-immolation by a street vendor protesting police corruption sparked widespread protests across Tunisia
Mohamed Bouazizi
500
Iranian Major General, the head of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), is killed in a US drone strike near Baghdad International Airport in Iraq Jan 3, 2020
Qasem Soleimani