INR ME Final Exam Review

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INR ME Final Exam Review

• INR 3274
• Summer A 2008
• Dr. Marsha B. Cohen

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Final Exam will cover

• Assigned readings (Gelvin and internet articles)
• Material covered in lectures, class discussions
  and powerpoint presentations
• Information provided by videos and news clips
• Articles used for semester paper
• Map of the Middle East (class web page)

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Ancient EmpiresGelvin, The Modern Middle East
(p. 16)

• Characteristics of ancient empires
• Multi-ethnic
• Multi-lingual
• Governments were mainly concerned with collecting
  taxes and tribute and keeping order
• Territorial expansion was for the purpose of
  enlarging the area of taxation and tribute

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The Spread of Islam

• Video Legacy of the Prophet (click here and
  then here) and
• Gelvin, (pp. 17-34 )
• What and when was the hijra?
• What was the source of the split between Sunni
  and Shiite Muslims?
• What cities served as the capital of the Muslim
  empire under the caliphs of the early Islamic
  period?
• What was the millet system of organization of the
  Ottoman empire?
• How many Muslims are there in the world today

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The Crusades

• There will be one or more question(s) from the
  video The Crusades (Terry Jones). Click on
  picture to view clip

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Saladin (Salah al-Din) recovers Jerusalem,
1187(see Course Syllabus for link)

• According to the Muslim historians cited by
  Dajani-Shakeel, when Saladin reconquered
  Jerusalem in 1197, in what ways did his
  treatment of Christians differ from the way
  Christians had treated Muslims a century earlier?
• What were Saladins policies and actions when he
  reconquered Jerusalem from the Christians?

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The Ottoman Empire Gelvin, Chapters 4- 9

• What was the millet system?
• What were the Tanzimat reforms?
• Be able to define and discuss the concept of
  defensive developmentalism and to give
  examples.
• What was the Eastern Question?
• Which countries were part of the Ottoman Empire
  during the 18th and 19th centuries? (See map, p.
  57)
• In what ways did missionary activity influence of
  relations between the West and the Middle East?
• Why did the Ottoman Empire side with the Central
  powers in World War I?

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The Making of the Modern Middle EastGelvin,
177-205

• What were the provisions of
• The Sykes-Picot agreement
• The Balfour Declaration
• The British governments correspondence with
  Sharif Husayn of Mecca and Emir Faysal
• The League of Nations mandates granted to Britain
  and France at the end of World War I
• Be able to discuss the development of Arab
  nationalism

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The Arab-Israeli ConflictGelvin, 206-219
271-281

• Be able to discuss some of the parallels and
  differences in the development of Israeli and
  Palestinian national identity
• What were some of the consequences of the 1956
  Sinai War (note not completely answered in
  Gelvin)
• What were consequences of the 1948 and 1967 wars
  for Palestinian Arabs?
• What are the current obstacles to solving the
  Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

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Iran and the Iranian Revolution Gelvin, Chapter 19

• What events in the 20th century have shaped
  Irans narrative of grievance toward the Western
  powers?
• What events shaped the current anti-Iranian
  political narrative?
• Who was the last Shah of Iran?
• Who are Irans current leaders?

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Essay questions

• You will have your choice of 2 out of 4 or 5
  essay questions
• Please bring a Blue Book
• Time allowed for completion of exam approx. 1
  hr. 30 min.

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In summary

• Study hard!
• Dont forget your Blue Book!
• Please bring a stamped, self-addressed envelope
  if you would like your graded final exam mailed
  to you, and turn it in with your exam.
• Good luck!