The promise to the Jews made by the British of a return to the Jewish homeland
What is the Balfour deceleration
100
the main religion of this empire
What is Islam
100
the land in which is being fought over by both parties
What is israel
100
religion
What is a system of beliefs
200
The two branches of the Islamic religion
What is Sunni and shi'a
200
the side the ottoman empire joined that lead to a downfall after defeat
What is the triple alliance
200
the reason they kept winner more land; why they had such a large empire
What are good military tactics
200
ethnicity
What are groups of people based on culture and beliefs
300
points that the Islamic religion is based around and the followers have to live by
What is the five pillars of Islam
300
what the British promised to the Arabs after they took over the ottoman empire
What is a free Arabic country
300
the specific branch of Islam that dominated this empire
What are Sunni Muslims
300
a pan to split the land into equal parts for Jews and Arabic
What is the UN partition plan
300
country
What is a political sub dived area
400
the belief of the Sunnis that separates them from the shi'a
what is an elected official to take over mu hammed
400
what actually happened to the ottoman empire after losing there land to the allies
What is the splitting of land between the British and french
400
reasons (3) for the decline of the ottoman empire
What is (any of these would work)
joined losing side of WW1
lost many wars
nationalism
bad leadership
financial/economic issues
high taxes
loss of trade routes
400
the second conflict to happen between the Israels and the Arabic community
What is the six day war
400
oasis
What is a small patch of water in a desert
500
Two religious leaders credited with moving the Jews one into danger, the other out
Hint:
one into Egypt
one out of Egypt
Who are Moses and Abraham
500
why the British made promises they knew they couldn't keep
What is the want to make alliances and win the war
500
what is the ottoman empire known as today
What is turkey
500
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can be credited as the indirect root problem over this conflict (happened in WW1)
What are Britain's broken promises
500
Wadi
What is a dry river bed that turns into an oasis during rainy seasons