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100

This empire took over the Umayyad Empire in 750.

What is the Abbasid Caliphate?

100

After Osama Bin-Laden financed al-Qaeda, the terrorist group committed this national terrorist attack on the United States.

What is 9/11?

100

This movement was made in order to fight for a Jewish homeland and was a response to antisemitism and the persecution of Jews.

What is Zionism?

100

This social class were created from Christian children and were raised to become either elite soldiers or bureaucrats.

What are the Janissaries?

100

This simple dip is usually made out of as little as five ingredients, the most prominent being mashed chickpeas.

What is hummus?

200

This nation took over after the Ottoman Empire collapsed.

What is Türkiye/Turkey?

200

This process was performed by Muhammed Ali in Egypt to impact the production of Egyptian goods.

What is industrialization?

200

Religious differences usually turn into these things, which specifically happened between Ottomans and the Safavids.

What are religious conflicts?

200

This social class belonged to the Safavid Empire, and is made of elite slave soldiers.

What are Ghulams?

200

This recently released song by Ed Sheeran uses Middle Eastern instruments and is produced by the Iranian producer Ilya.

What is Azizam?

300

These empires were called the Three Islamic Gunpowder Empires. Name two of the three.

What are the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empire?

300

The knowledge of these things were used to predict and time voyages from 1200-1450, resulting in higher trading efficiency.

What are monsoon winds?

300

This conflict is an ongoing military and political conflict about the determination of land that used to belong to Palestine. The land consists of many areas, such as West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

What is the Israeli-Palestine Conflict?

300

This event happened because the Sultan Mahmud II decided to disband a certain group, causing them to revolt.

What is the Auspicious Incident (or Janissaries Massacre)? 

300

This dessert was a trend on social media in the past, known for its crunchy pistachio filling made of kataifi.

What is Dubai Chocolate?

400

This movement was created because of disunity within a certain empire, which resulted in a time of liberal reforms.

What is Ottoman Nationalism (or Ottomanism)?

400

This document was pledged to give economic aid to Turkey and Greece in 1947.

What is the Truman Doctrine?

400

The Mughals created this structure, an ivory white mausoleum, in order to house an emperor's wife that had passed.

What is the Taj Mahal?

400

Female athletes such as Ibtihaj Muhammed and Nawal El Moutawakel help reshape the perception of Islam and push to break what kind of traditional roles?

What are gender roles?

400

This major video game event takes place in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. It features organizations and clubs from across the world.

What is the ESports World Cup?

500

This man was the founder of Turkey/Türkiye, creating reforms such as making the country more democratic and abolishing polygyny (having more than one wife).

Who is Mustafa Kemal Ataturk?

500

The establishment of these structures resulted in the spread of Islam throughout countries, which resulted in a shared culture and quicker trading.

What are port cities?

500

This movement was created to promote promote Arab unity across the Middle East and is led by figures such as Nasser. It is a resistance to Zionism/Israel.

What is Pan-Arabism?

500

Islamic women had more of these things compared to Christian and Jewish woman during the time period of 1200-1450.

What is status and rights?

500

This man has Syrian and Israeli roots and is known for his famous sitcom with his last name, most notably with the line, "No soup for you!"

Who is Jerry Seinfield?