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The "father of monotheism"
Who is Abraham
100
Holy city for Jews, Christians, and Arabs
What is Jerusalem
100
One of the five pillars of Islam, hajj, is this journey to Mecca
What is pilgrimage
100
Holy building for Jews (place of worship)
What is a synagogue
100
Islamic sacred langauge
What is Arabic
200
An Islamic religious leader is known as this
Who is an Imam
200
This land is the Biblical "promised land" of the Jews
What is Canaan
200
The "King of the Arabs," Sharif Husayn, was promised Arab independence if he helped stage this against the Ottoman Empire
What is a revolt/ Arab revolt
200
This letter declared British sympathy for the Zionists' desire for a Jewish homeland
What is the Balfour Declaration
200
The Arabs descend from this son of Abraham
Who is Ishmael
300
This man's story is a shared tenet in both Christianity and Islam
Who is Jesus
300
Islamic place of worship
What is a mosque
300
In response to an Egypt blockade, Israel launched attacks against its Arab neighbors in this 1967 event
What is the Six Day War
300
This term refers to the Palestinian uprising against Israel prompted by failure to achieve self-rule
What is intifada
300
Term referring to the peoples that speak Hebrew and Arabic
What is Semitic
400
These Muslims believe that the leader of Islam should be elected from those capable
Who are the Sunni Muslims
400
This tiny area of land shares a border with Egypt and is kept in poverty and isolation from other Palestinians
What is the Gaza Strip
400
Treaty signed with the Ottoman Empire after WWI – left them bitter and angry, carves up the empire
What is the Treaty of Sevres
400
The movement for the return of Jewish people to their homeland (Israel) and the establishment of a Jewish nation
What is Zionism
400
A nation governed by another nation on behalf of the League of Nations
What is a mandate
500
This man expanded the Ottoman Empire into a vast and "sleeping giant"
Who is Suleyman the Magnificent
500
Islamic holy city
What is Mecca
500
This event divided Palestine between Jews and Arabs. Jews (33% of population) received 55% of the land and led to Israeli independence.
What is the United Nations Partition Plan
500
The secret agreement between UK and FR defining/proposing spheres of influence and control in the Middle East (should they win the war)
What is the Sykes-Picot agreement