Early History
Israelites are the descendants of which Prophet?
Prophet Yaqub (AS)
The Assyrians were from modern day ____
Iraq
Who from the Ayyubid Sultanate reconquered Jerusalem in 1187?
Salahuddin Ayyubi
An-Nakba
Which four countries border Palestine? (no cheating)
Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, and Syria
Which Semitic-speaking people were indigenous to the Palestine region?
Canaanites
8th century
What was the largest contiguous empire in history, which invaded Palestine in the 1250s?
Mongol Empire
What was the declaration favoring the establishment of a homeland for Jewish people in Palestine?
Balfour declaration
What two symbols of Palestinian culture do the kufiyyeh represent?
fishnet and olive leaves
What were the two Israelite kingdoms?
Israel and Judah
The Jewish Hasmonean Kingdom became a colony of ___
Rome
Which military group ruled Egypt and Syria?
Mamluks
Which year did the six-day war happen?
1967
Which Palestinian academic, activist, and professor at Columbia University wrote Orientalism?
EDWARD SAID!!
Who were the Canaanite settlers occupying the southern coast of Palestine?
the Philistines
What did Roman Judea do in response to Jewish revolts in 66 CE?
They destroyed Jerusalem and the Second Jewish Temple
Muslim conquest of the Levant happened in which years:
a. 679-684
b. 636-641
c. 622-627
d. 698-703
b. 636-641
Who gave Britain mandatory power over Palestine in 1922?
League of Nations
What is the name of the cartoon character iconizing Palestinian identity and resistance?
Handala
the Bronze Age came after the _ Age and before the _ Age
Stone, Iron
Persian Achaemenid Empire
Name four Islamic dynasties
Rashiduns, Umayyads, Abbasids, Tulunids, Ikhshidids, Fatimids, Seljuks
Under which former president of Palestine did the Palestinian Liberation Organization gain international recognition?
Yasser Arafat
What is the meaning of Masjid-al-Aqsa?
the furthest mosque