Religions
A type of religion with a belief in ONE all-powerful God (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are all this type of religion)
What is monotheism?
The event in 1948 that caused many Palestinian Arabs to leave their homes.
What is the creation of the state of Israel?
The holy book followed by all Muslims.
What is the Qur’an?
The ruler of Iran before the 1979 revolution.
Who is Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi?
An organization of oil-producing countries that works to stabilize oil prices.
What is OPEC?
A city that is sacred to Jews, Christians, and Muslims because of its key religious events and structures.
What is Jerusalem?
The ancient conquest of Jerusalem that forced many Jews to leave Israel.
What is the Roman conquest in 63 B.C.?
The two main branches of Islam.
What are Sunni and Shia?
Social and economic issues under the Shah, including reliance on oil, income inequality, and conflicts between modernizers and traditionalists.
What were Iran’s economic and social problems under the Shah?
The goal of regulating and coordinating oil production among member countries.
What is to control and stabilize oil prices?
Jesus is considered the Son of God in one religion and a prophet in another.
What is the difference between Christianity and Islam?
A 1947 plan by the United Nations to divide Palestine into Jewish and Arab states, with Jerusalem under international control.
What is the UN Partition Plan?
The disagreement over the rightful successor to Muhammad that caused a split in Islam.
What is the cause of the Sunni-Shia split?
A social change under the Shah that expanded women’s rights, including voting and employment opportunities.
What were women’s rights improvements under the Shah?
The embargo placed on the United States in 1973 due to U.S. support for Israel during a Middle Eastern war.
What was the 1973 oil embargo?
A holy city in Islam that Muslims are expected to visit at least once in their lifetime.
What is Mecca?
The migration of Jews to Palestine in the late 19th and early 20th centuries due to anti-Semitic violence in Europe and the Zionist movement.
What is Jewish immigration inspired by Zionism and fleeing persecution?
A shared belief among Sunni and Shia Muslims in one God (Allah), following the Qur’an, considering Mecca sacred, and following the Five Pillars.
What are the common beliefs of all Muslims?
The overthrow of Iran’s monarchy in 1979 that resulted in a theocratic government.
What was the Iranian Revolution?
The 1973 war between Israel and Arab nations that led to an oil embargo.
What is the Yom Kippur War?
A system of government in which religious leaders rule and laws are based on religion.
What is a theocracy?
Conflicting promises made by Britain to both Jews and Arabs before 1948, creating tension and mistrust.
What is Britain’s role in the Palestine Mandate before 1948?
The branch of Islam that makes up the majority of Muslims worldwide.
What is Sunni Islam?
The restriction of women’s rights after the 1979 Iranian Revolution, including the requirement to wear the hijab.
What were the effects of the Iranian Revolution on women?
Economic consequences in the U.S. caused by rising oil prices and energy shortages following the 1973 embargo.
What were higher oil prices and energy shortages in the U.S.?