Greek Jeopardy

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Middle East Review
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Economic
Political
Social
Area
Religious
Intellectual
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200
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Political 100
If a noble man puts out the eye of another
noble man, his eye shall be put out. If he
breaks another noble mans bone, his bone shall
be broken. If he puts out the eye of a
commoner or breaks the bone of a commoner, he
shall pay one silver mina. If he puts out the
eye of a mans slave or breaks the bone of a
mans slave, he shall pay one-half of its value.
What does the excerpt above from the Code of
Hammurabi tell us about Babylonian society?
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Political 200

• Used cuneiform writing system
• Organized into city-states
• Hammurabi Code

What ancient empire do the phrases above describe?
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Political 300
Which of the following is the best example of a
secular government in an Islamic nation of the
20th century? A. Ayatollah Khomeinis Iran B.
Gammal Abdel Nassars Egypt C. The Taliban in
Afghanistan D. Mohammad Khatami Ardakanis
Iran E. The Saud family in Saudi Arabia
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Political 400

• Originally, semi-nomadic Turks
• Had an elite fighting force of slave troops made
  of Christian boys
• Islamic religious scholars served administrative
  functions

Name the empire described above.
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Political - 500
Name 2 of the 3 Muslim Empires established after
the collapse of the Mongolian Empire
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Political 100-Answer
Babylonian society was marked by social
inequalities
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Political 200-Answer
Mesopotamia Land between the rivers
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Political 300-Answer
Which of the following is the best example of a
secular government in an Islamic nation of the
20th century? A. Ayatollah Khomeinis Iran B.
Gammal Abdel Nassars Egypt C. The Taliban in
Afghanistan D. Mohammad Khatami Ardakanis
Iran E. The Saud family in Saudi Arabia
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Political 400-Answer

• Originally, semi-nomadic Turks
• Had an elite fighting force of slave troops made
  of Christian boys
• Islamic religious scholars served administrative
  functions

The Ottoman Empire
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Political 500 - Answer
Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal Empire
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Economic - 100
How did the discovery of petroleum affect the
Middle East in the late 20th Century?
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Economic - 200
Which of the following were trading partners of
the Abbasid Empire? A. India JapanB. Kingdom
of the Kongo China C. The Mediterranean region
and Benin D. West Africa Japan E. The
Mediterranean China
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Economic - 300
Many Middle Eastern societies are pastoral
nomadic. Describe this culture.
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Economic - 400
Egypt tried to break away from the ________
__________ control over them hence, Muhammad Ali
insisted that Egypt focus on exporting
only__________.
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Economic - 500
The world energy crisis of the early 1970s was
caused in part by ________________________________
__________________________________________
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Economic 100-Answer
The unequal distribution of petroleum resources
in the Middle East led to conflict and western
intervention
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Economic 200-Answer
Which of the following were trading partners of
the Abbasid Empire? A. India JapanB. Kingdom
of the Kongo China C. The Mediterranean region
and Benin D. West Africa Japan E. The
Mediterranean China
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Economic 300-Answer

• Pastoral nomadic societies
• Patrilineal
• Little social stratification
• Wives live with husbands families
• Frequent intertribal warfare
• Dependent relationship between groups who had
  more resources and groups less well off

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Economic 400-Answer
Egypt tried to break away from the Ottoman
Empires control over them hence, Muhammad Ali
insisted that Egypt focus on exporting only cotton
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Economic 500-Answer
The world energy crisis of the early 1970s was
caused in part by tensions in the Middle East and
increasing fuel consumption in the West
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Religious - 100
What caused the split between the Sunnis and
Shiites?
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Religious - 200
Name 3 monotheistic universal religions that
developed in the Middle East in order of their
creation
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Religious - 300
How are Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity similar?
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Religious - 400
What did the Zionists want?
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Religious - 500
Name the 5 Pillars of Islam
Daily Double
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Religious 100 - Answer
They disagreed over the succession to Muhammad
Sunnis caliphs are leaders, not religious
authorities Shiites the caliph is a religious
and political leader that should be held only by
a descendant of Muhammad
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Religious 200 - Answer
Name 3 monotheistic universal religions that
developed in the Middle East in order of their
creation
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
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Religious 300 - Answer
What do Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity have in
common?
They all believe in an existence after death,
stress a moral code of behavior, and have strong
missionary movements
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Religious 400 - Answer
What did the Zionists want?
A homeland for Jews in Palestine
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Religious 500 - Answer

• The 5 Pillars of Islam
• Acceptance of Allah as the one and only true god
  Muhammad is his prophet
• Pray 5x a day, facing Mecca
• Alms to the poor
• Fasting during the month of Ramadan
• Pilgrimage to Mecca, if possible

Daily Double
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Social 100
Describe womens rights in Muslim society before
800 C.E.
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Social 200
The Ottoman instituted the ______________
reforms to stop the decline of the empire
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Social 300
How were the Young Turks and the Meiji
Restoration similar?
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Social 400
Explain Muslim and Christian views of slavery
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Social 500
After colonization, European nations divided
Africa and the Middle East without respect for
ethnicity. Several nations were created that
contain opposing ethnic groups, resulting in
civil unrest in many countries. Choose 2 modern
nations below that have this problem today
A. Iran and Japan B. Egypt and Mexico C. Russia
and India D. Iraq and Rwanda E. Mexico and India
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Social 100 - Answer
According to Islamic law, women could own
property, inherit belongings, and have dowries
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Social 200 - Answer
The Ottoman instituted the Tanzimat reforms to
stop the decline of the empire
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Social 300 - Answer
How were the Young Turks and the Meiji
Restoration similar?
Both wanted to modernize their nations to compete
with Europe
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Social 400 - Answer
Explain Muslim Christian views of slavery
Muslims could not enslave their fellow Muslims
Christians were willing to enslave any faith
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Social 500 - Answer
After colonization, European nations divided
Africa and the Middle East without respect for
ethnicity. Several nations were created that
contain opposing ethnic groups, resulting in
civil unrest in many countries. Choose 2 modern
nations below that have this problem today
A. Iran and Japan B. Egypt and Mexico C. Russia
and India D. Iraq and Rwanda E. Mexico and India
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Intellectual - 100
How did the Muslim world contribute to the
revival of European interest in Greek and Roman
literature? What was this revival called?
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Intellectual - 200
We shall not repeat the past. We shall
eradicate it by restoring our rights in the Suez
Canal. This money is ours. The canal is the
property of Egypt.
What Egyptian nationalist made this statement ?
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Intellectual - 300

• You would most likely find this art work in a
• Stupa
• Mosque
• Cathedral
• Temple
• marketplace

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Intellectual - 400
Name the building, the features that make it
Islamic, and its modern day location
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Intellectual - 500
List 3 Islamic scientific and medical advances
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Intellectual - 100 - Answer
How did the Muslim world contribute to the
revival of European interest in Greek and Roman
literature? Muslims preserved ancient Greek and
Roman texts What was this revival called? The
Renaissance
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Intellectual - 200 - Answer
Gamal Abdel Nasser
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Intellectual - 300 - Answer

• You would most likely find this art work in a
• Stupa
• Mosque
• Cathedral
• Temple
• marketplace

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Intellectual - 400 - Answer
Mihrab (pulpit)
Building Hagia Sophia Islamic features
minarets Location Istanbul, Turkey
Minbar(niche)
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Intellectual - 500 - Answer

• List 3 Islamic scientific advances
• Eye surgery
• Cataract removal
• Used live viruses to prevent contagious diseases
• Compiled several medical encyclopedias and books
• Astronomy
• Algebra
• Trigonometry

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Area - 100
In 1991, the U.S. and a coalition of Middle
Eastern nations responded to ________________
attack on Kuwait with military support. The war
was named for the strategic waterway which
provides access to vast oil reserves in the
region. This waterway is the _______________
_____________.
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Area - 200
What was the Intifada?
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Area - 300
What 16th century empire does the orange area
represent? Explain how this empire collapsed
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Area - 400
Define the Mandate System
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Area - 500
Explain how Israel was created and why this has
led to instability in the Middle East
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Area - 100 - Answer

• In 1991, the U.S. and a coalition of Middle
  Eastern nations responded to Iraqs attack on
  Kuwait with military support. The war was named
  for the strategic waterway which provides access
  to vast oil reserves in the region. This
  waterway is the Persian Gulf

• In 2003, the U.S., Britain, 4 other nations
  attacked Iraq because it believed it was
  developing Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and
  supporting terrorists. The invasion created
  instability in Iraq and a civil war developed.
  U.S. troops currently remain in Iraq to support
  nation building efforts.

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Area - 200 - Answer

• The Intifada (uprising)
• Part of the Arab-Israeli conflict
• Fought over control of Israel, which was created
  by UN Resolution 181
• The lands used to create Israel were also
  claimed by Palestinians
• In 1987, young Palestinians used homemade bombs
  and rock to attack Israeli soldiers
• The Israeli government responded with violent
  crackdowns

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Area - 300 - Answer

• Started weakening in the 19th Century
• Called the Eastern Question or the Sick Man
  of Europe
• Europeans shifted from land to sea routes to
  trade with the Far East reduced Ottoman trade
  income
• Britain France propped up the Ottoman Empire
  with economic support to counter-balance the
  growth of the Russians
• Mid 1800s, the Ottomans launched the Tanzimat
  Reforms in an attempt to hold off their collapse
• 1853-1854 Crimean War showed how weak the
  empire was Britain France helped them win
  against Russia
• Political unrest continued until its final
  collapse after WWI

Ottoman Empire
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Area - 400 - Answer

• Mandate System
• Created by the League of Nations after WWI
• Europe divided up former German and Ottoman
  territories
• France took control of mandates in Syria and
  Lebanon
• Britain took control of mandates in Iraq and
  Palestine

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Area - 500 - Answer

• Britain was given control of the Palestine
  Mandate after WWI
• The Balfour Declaration promised the Jews a
  homeland in Palestine in 1917
• UN Resolution 181 created Israel in 1947
• Britain divided Palestine into an Arab and
  Jewish state
• The UN and the former Soviet Union recognized
  Israels sovereignty
• Arabs refused to recognize Israel
• The Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)
  was created to fight the Jewish state
• Fighting began after the British withdrew in
  1948
• Several conflicts
• - 6-Day War
• - Yom Kippur War

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Final Jeopardy
Summarize the causes and results of the Iranian
Revolution (1979).
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Final Jeopardy-Answer

• 1941, the U.S. backed Muhammad Reza Pahlavis
  seizure of the Iranian throne
• He declared himself Shah and began modernization
  and westernization reforms.
• The Ayatollah Khomeini, an Islamic
  fundamentalist, opposed the reforms
• Pahlavi fled in 1979 and Khomeini instituted a
  Shiite theocracy
• Khomeini overturned Pahlavis reforms
• Banned western movies, books, and music
• Imposed strict Muslim traditions
• Iran encourages the growth of Islamic republics
  throughout the Middle East