Name the five major world religions in order of oldest to newest.
What is Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam.
100
Identify the piece of land that both the Arabs and Israelis are fighting over.
What is Israel.
100
The Cold war was fought between which two countries and it was a war of _____________.
What is the Soviet Union and United states;ideas
200
Describe how the revolution spread.
What is communication (social media, global media networks, etc)
200
What religion(s) began in the Middle East?
What is Judaism, Christianity and Islam
200
If a person is a Palestinian, what is their religion?
If a person is a Israeli, what is their religion?
What is Islam; Judaism
200
What is the main goal of terrorism?
What is to incite fear in people.
300
Place the following terms in order: Unlimited Governments, Democracy, Colonization and Arab Spring
What is Colonization, Unlimited Governments, Arab Spring, Democracy
300
Identify if the 5 major world religions are monotheistic, polytheistic or non-theistic.
What is Buddhism = non-theistic; Hinduism = polytheistic; Judaism, Christianity, Islam = monotheistic
300
Identify was zionism is.
What is the movement that Jewish people should have their own homeland
300
What are the ideological beliefs of both the United States and Soviet Union during the cold war?
What is democracy; communism.
400
Identify the FOUR causes of the Arab Spring.
What is unemployment, corruption, police/military brutality and censorship.
400
What is the similar belief that is shared between Hinduism and Buddhism?
What is reincarnation.
400
What was significant about the Camp David Accords?
What is Egypt recognized Israel as a country and received the Sinai Peninsula in return. This was the first Arab country to recognize Israel.
400
What is one of the reasons that the US/west are targets of terrorism?
What is support of Israel, interference with politics, military in Iraq and Afghanistan, colonization, ideological differences, interference with natural resources.
500
Explain how colonization of the Middle East led to the Arab Spring.
When European countries started giving independence to the Middle East, they set up puppet governments, who were corrupt and heavily influenced by the West. Because of this, citizens were angry and the Arab Spring began in order to overthrow these dictators/monarchs.
500
Where are the major world religions practiced today?
What is Christianity = Americas, Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa; Islam = Middle East, Northern Africa, Indonesia; Hinduism = India; Judaism = Israel; Buddhism = Central/West Asia
500
Describe the Arab Israeli Conflict?
What is the war between Israel and 5 Arabs countries that started after Israel was created in 1948. During the numerous fights, the Israelis gained enough territory to double the size of their country.
500
What is the domino theory?
What is the belief that if one country fell to communism that all of the surrounding countries would fall to communism as well.