Exam 8: Background To The Middle East

U.S.President _________________was in attendance when Egypt and Israel signed the Camp David Peace Accord.

The two main branches of Islam are the_________________and the _________________.

Muslims believe that Jews,Christians,and Zoroastrians worship the same deity.

The Quran is a codified version of the communication Mohammed received from the angel _____________________

_________________used a mixture of repressive tactics and political strategies to consolidate his power in Iran,and he is best understood within the Shi'ite tradition of Islam.

Sunnis compromise an estimated 85-90 percent of all Muslims today.

Ottoman Turks conquered_________________ in 1453,renaming it Istanbul.

The Camp David Peace Accord brokered peace between _________________and Israel.

What assumptions should be kept in mind to understand the Middle East?

Mohammed was born in Mecca.

Iranians have strong ethno-national ties to the ancient Empire.

Bernard Lewis implies that the Middle East is not a(n)__________________,but rather a concept.

The Balfour Declaration of November 1917 promised to create the state of_________________ .

Discuss the four Rightly Guided Caliphs,following the Shi'ite-Sunni split.

The_________________ was a Turkish-based government that lasted for six hundred years until 1924.

At the turn of the 19th Century,European Jews,separated from their ancient homeland for nearly 2,000 years,led a political movement called _________________in the hopes of creating their own nation.

After_________________ ,the British began to view Persia (Iran)as the northern gate to India.

Explain the emergence of terrorism after the Six-Day War.

Iranians are_________________ .

The three most important cities in Sunni Islam are: _________________.