Exam 8: Background To The Middle East

A 1929 riot in Palestine pitted the Islamic mufti of Jerusalem against_________________ worshippers.

Of the four Rightly Guided Caliphs,Shi'ites only recognize _________________.

Geographically,ancient Persia occupied the area known as_________________ .

The angelic utterances referred to above came from the angel_________________ .

What was the official title of the community leader chosen by the Sunnis?

Although the Middle East has been volatile since _________________-the year in which Israel was recognized as a nation- state-modern terrorism grew after 1967.

The Zionist movement took place at the same time the_________________ was breaking up.

Sunnis comprise an estimated _________________percent of all Muslims today.

According to the text,in what year was Mohammed born?

The United Nations post-World War II solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict was for one part of Palestine to be given to the Arabs and another part to be given to the _________________.

According to Islam,Mohammed was born in which city?

Leaders of the Irgun studied and incorporated the tactics of Marighella.

According to Bernard Lewis,the Middle East is not a geographical region.

Name three states that the French and British created that did not reflect realistic divisions of the Middle East.Briefly explain what occurred because of these state creations.

After the Six-Day War in 1967,the _________________began a series of terrorist attacks against Israeli civilian positions.

In 1922,Great Britain received permission from_________________ to create the Mandate of Palestine.

Khomeini used a mixture of repressive tactics and political strategies to consolidate his power in Iran,and he is best understood within the_________________ tradition of Islam.

_________________is the site of a battle between the Muslims of Medina and the merchants of Mecca in 624.

_________________became a constitutional monarchy ruled by King Hussein from 1952 to 1999.

The Zionists purchased land in _________________to create their new homeland.