Middle East 1800s-1979

Important People

100

The people of Turkey are called ....

Turks

200

The Father of Turkey who modernized it is named ...

Kemal Ataturk

300

This man led a  religious revolution in Iran

Ayatollah Khomeini

400

This man banned the Fez hat because he wanted modernization

Kemal Ataturk (again)

500

This man was in charge of Iran before the Iranian Revolution began in 1979

Shah Reza Pahlavi 

Geography

100

The Middle east is known for what kind of temperature? 

Hot, no rain, dry

200

This land feature is very common across the Middle East. There is one in north Africa and one in Saudi Arabia. 

The Desert

300

This sea borders Turkey, the Middle East and even Europe and North Africa 

The Mediterranean Sea

400

This resource is used for energy today and is quite abundant across the middle east. 

Oil

500

Across the middle east there are many different ______ groups, each with it's own culture and identity.  

Ethnic; National

Culture and Religion

100

Most common language spoken across the Middle East

Arabic

200

Most followed religion in the Middle East countries

Islam

300

A follower of Islam

Muslim

400

the book of Islam

The Quran

500

A popular chickpea spread across the Middle East

Hummus 

Big Change

100

This term means big change - you can have a political _______ or a economic _________. 

Revolution

200

The event where Ayatollah Khomeini takes over his country. 

Iranian Revolution

300

The clothing that Ayatollah forced women to wear; many protested these new clothing laws. 

Hijab

400

The copying of nations like Britain, France and USA, in law and clothing. 

Westernization

500

A government ruled by religious theory.

Theocracy

Big Dates

100

The year we are living in right now

2025

200

The year that Ataturk Reformed and Modernized Turkey

1923

300

The year of the Iranian Revolution

1979

400

During which years was the Ottoman Empire known as the "Sick Man of Europe"

1800s/1900s

500

The year of the Ottoman Empire collapse

1918