Infant Islam
Later Islam
Sandy Geography
New Frontiers
British Meddling
100
Early Arabian tribes were predominantly _____ before Islam was created?
Polytheistic/Pagan
100
Two major empires where Islam flourished were?
Ottoman and Persian
100
Islam had its roots on what major (Middle East) geographic landmark?
The Saudi Arabian Peninsula
100
What military technology was used to push a much greater Persian force out of Greece in early 5th century?
Trireme
100
This document promised the Jewish populations of the world a homeland in Palestine?
Balfour Decleration
200
This is the most holy structure in Islam?
The Kaba'a
200
What are two titles an Islamic leader might give themselves?
Sultan/Shah/Amir/Caliph/Emperor
200
List two civilizations that sprang out the fertile crescent.. **Bonus** What country is it located in?
Sumerian, Babylonians, Assyrians, Akkadians, Hittites, Uruks IRAQ!
200
Define Vizier and Jannissary?
Vizier - Advisor to the Sultan Jannissary- Professional Soldier
200
This document marked Britain and France's intentions for the Middle East- effectively partitioning all of the land between the two of them?
The Sykes-Picot Agreement
300
This early disciple of Mohammed started the Sunni sect of Islam?
Abu Bakar
300
The most holy site for Muslims in Jerusalem?
The Dome of the Rock (Second, the Al Aqsa Mosque)
300
Why would it be hard to define the borders of the Middle East?
It is a shifting land of TRIBES - not nations or states
300
What is a vassalage or subject-state?
A state that is required to pay tribute or share its wealth
300
The British offered ______ (whom) the ability to govern Damascus in an effort to quell Arab "frustration."
Faisal Hussein
400
The two caliphates that ruled after the death of Mohammed in 632 AD?
The Abbasid and the Umayyad..
400
Famous Islamic general that drove the Crusaders out of Jerusalem?
Saladin
400
Why did farmers and livestock tenders have very different strategies with respect to production the Fertile Crescent and Nile River Valley?
The Nile flooded predictably the Mesopotamia rivers did not.
400
The Mughals, Safavids, and Ottomans all used _____ to project their empires forward...
Gunpowder
400
What is the most important geographic landmark, for trade, in the Middle East?
Suez Canal
500
The trip Mohammed took to flee Mecca and arrive in Medina was called?
Hijra
500
This sect of Shia Islam was popular during the Safavid Dynasty and aided Persia in gaining a unique identity?
Twelver
500
What was the “City of Light” and how did it demonstrate Islamic dominance in Europe?
It was a fully modern city in Europe during The Dark Ages when Europe was still living without running water, plumbing, and modern public buildings
500
What was the MAJOR different between Ottoman and Persian Mosques? Often, this was referred to as religious showmanship... Bonus **What artistic aspect did the Persians heavily patronize?**
Ottoman = BIG, Persian = Intricate, Beautiful. Constantly trying to outdo one another, typically architecturally but this also manifests itself in other pursuits **Poetry/micro-painting**
500
The Arab Spring isn't all that surprising when you look at it in a historical context, what major events, politics, or common links could have foreshadowed this modern revolution? ** Bonus** The Arab regimes being toppled were mostly what form of government? **
They are colonies that were established post WWI through imperial partitioning. **Monarchies or Dictatorships** (PUPPET)
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