Judaism & Geography
This city is considered holy in Judaism and is home to the Western Wall.
What is Jerusalem?
Christianity began in this Roman province in the Middle East.
What is Judea?
Islam began in this city in modern-day Saudi Arabia.
What is Mecca?
Colonization often began during this period of global exploration (1400s–1600s).
What is the Age of Exploration?
When one country directly uses military force in another country, it is called this type of intervention.
What is military intervention?
The Jewish diaspora refers to this historical scattering of Jewish people outside their homeland.
What is the dispersion of Jews after exile/conquest?
This emperor legalized Christianity in 313 CE.
Who is Constantine?
Muslims pray facing this city.
What is Mecca?
Many Indigenous populations in the Americas declined by about 90% largely due to this.
What are diseases (like smallpox)?
The 1961 failed U.S. attempt to overthrow Castro in Cuba was called this.
What is the Bay of Pigs?
This empire destroyed the Second Temple in 70 CE, increasing Jewish migration.
What is the Roman Empire?
Christianity spread through Europe largely because of this empire.
What is the Roman Empire?
After Muhammad’s death, disputes over leadership led to this major division in Islam.
What is Sunni vs. Shia?
This economic system used colonies to provide raw materials for the mother country.
What is mercantilism?
Germany helped Russia destabilize during WWI by sending this revolutionary leader back to Russia.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
Modern political tensions in Israel and Palestine are connected to disputes over this type of territory.
What is sacred/contested land?
This 11th–13th century series of wars was fought over control of the Holy Land.
What are the Crusades?
The Ottoman Empire controlled much of the Middle East and Southeast Europe until this global war.
What is World War I?
Artificial borders drawn by European powers in Africa caused many of these modern problems.
What are ethnic conflicts/political instability?
Economic sanctions are an example of this non-military type of intervention.
What is economic intervention?
Zionism is a political movement advocating for this.
What is a Jewish homeland/state in Israel?
Christian missionaries during colonization often worked alongside this political system.
What is imperialism/colonial rule?
Islamophobia increased in many Western nations after this 2001 event.
What is 9/11 (September 11 attacks)?
The phrase “Kill the Indian, Save the Man” reflects this colonization policy.
What is forced assimilation?
Recent protests and political tensions in Iran have involved outside nations responding with this type of pressure.
What are sanctions/diplomatic intervention?