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Midterm Study Guide
1. The Five Themes of Geography
a. Examples of each
2. Cultural Diffusion
3. Longitude
4. Latitude
5. Altitude
6. Physical Map
7. Political Map
8. Northern / Southern Hemisphere
9. Eastern / Western Hemisphere
10. Equator
11. Prime Meridian
12. International Date Line
13. Absolute Location
14. Relative location
15. The Seven Elements of Culture
a. Examples of each
16. Social Mobility
17. Monotheism
18. Polytheism
19. Patriarchal Society
20. Matriarchal Society
21. Theocracy
22. Democracy
23. Republic
24. Dictatorship
25. Traditional Economy
26. Market Economy
27. Command Economy
28. Mixed Economy
29. Characteristics of a developed (Industrialized) country
30. Characteristics of a developing country
31. Imperialism
32. Neolithic Agricultural Revolution
33. Industrial Revolution
34. Nomadic Lifestyle
35. Sedentary Lifestyle
36. Ethnocentrism
37. Racism
38. Discrimination
39. Prejudice
Africa
40. The Age of Exploration
41. Bartolomeu Dias
42. Vasco De Gama
43. Ferdinand Magellan
44. Christopher Columbus
45. History of Slavery in Africa
46. African Views of Land Ownership
47. Urbanization / De-urbanization
48. Consumer Culture
49. Slave Trade
50. Middle Passage
51. Triangular Slave Trade
52. Raw Materials
53. Manufactured Goods
54. Impact of Slave Trade on Africa
55. Slave Trade Act of 1807
56. Imperialism
57. Dr. Livingstone
58. H.M. Stanley
59. Relative Power
60. Moral Justification
61. “White Man’s Burden”
62. Rudyard Kipling
63. “The Light of Civilization”
64. Berlin Conference
65. Real Occupation
66. Scramble for Africa
67. Nationalism
68. Pan-Africanism
69. Marcus Garvey
70. W.E.B. DuBois
71. Apartheid
72. Nelson Mandela
73. First African Country to Gain Independence
74. Political Instability
75. Coup d’etat
76. Border Disputes in Africa
77. AIDS in Africa
78. African Union (Objectives)
79. How did the Age of Exploration and Consumer Culture lead to the Slave Trade?
80. Know the effects of the following on the independence movement in Africa:
a. World War I
b. World War II
c. Cold War
81. Why is Africa dependent on foreign aid? How does this affect the continent?
82. What problems does Africa face today?
83. What are some “reasons for hope” for Africa?
Middle East
Culture Overview
84. Hijab
85. Headscarf
86. Burqa
87. Abstain
88. Ramadan
89. Fasting (to fast)
90. Tarof
91. Arabic
92. Farsi
93. Arabesque
94. Idolatry
95. Minarets
Judaism & Christianity
96. Caveat
97. Abraham
98. Patriarch
99. Abrahamic Religions
100.
Isaac
101.
Ishmael
102.
Covenant
103.
Sacrifice Story
104.
Synagogue
105.
Torah
106.
Moses
107.
Ten Commandments
108.
Wailing Wall
109.
Judea
110.
Messiah
111.
Jesus of Nazareth
112.
New Covenant
113.
Judeo-Christian
114.
Jerusalem
Life of Mohammad
115.
Mohammad
116.
Mecca
117.
Ka’ba
118.
Zamzam Well
119.
“Black Stone”
120.
Revelation
121.
Mount Hira
122.
Angel Gabriel
123.
Isra and Mi’raj
124.
Hijra
125.
Medina
126.
Conquest of Mecca
127.
Destruction of the Idols
128.
Pilgrimage
Islam
129.
Five Pillars of Islam
130.
Shahada
131.
Salat
132.
Hajj
133.
Ramadan
134.
Pilgrimage
135.
Mosque
136.
Koran
137.
Divine Justice
138.
Verbatim
Middle East History
139.
Caliph
140.
Caliphate
141.
Sharia Law
142.
Crusades
143.
Ottoman Empire
144.
Fall of Constantinople
145.
Istanbul
146.
WWI & the Ottomans
147.
Sykes-Picot Agreement
148.
Arab Nationalism
149.
Jihadism
150.
Jihad
151.
Al-Qaeda
Sunni – Shia
152.
Meritocracy
153.
Nepotism
154.
Sunni
155.
Shia (Shi’ite)
Israel-Palestine
156.
Zionism
157.
Balfour Declaration
158.
Holocaust
159.
1947 Partition
160.
Six Day War
161.
Diaspora
162.
Jewish Diaspora
163.
Palestine
164.
Israel
Current Events
165.
Syrian Civil War
166.
President Al-Assad
167.
Popular Rule
168.
Secular
169.
Iranian Islamic Revolution
170.
Ayatollah Khomeini
171.
Mahmoud Amedenijad
172.
Hassan Rouhani
173.
Iranian Hostage Crisis
174.
Islamic Fundamentalism
175.
ISIS
176.
Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi
Questions
1. What features are most prevalent in Islamic Art and Architecture?
2. Of the three Abrahamic Religions, which is the oldest? Youngest? In the middle?
3. Which natural resource is most important to the Middle East? Explain.
4. What is the “Covenant with God” and how does it shape the Jewish faith?
5. Describe Abraham’s family tree and how it relates to the three Abrahamic Religions.
6. Describe the relationship between the origins of Judaism and Christianity.
7. What are the six most important events in the life of Mohammad? How do these events
shape the beliefs of Islam?
8. Why is Mecca the holiest city in Islam? Explain, with details from history.
9. Why do most Muslims believe that no images of Mohammad should be drawn or
depicted?
10. How do the Five Pillars of Islam of Islam shape the everyday lives of Muslims?
11. What do Muslims think of Jesus of Nazareth?
12. Was Mohammad a god? Explain.
13. In history, were the early Arab Empires run by secular governments or theocracies?
Explain.
14. How did each of the following historical events lead to the tensions between Islam and
the West?
a. The Crusades
b. The Fall of Constantinople
c. World War I
d. Sykes-Picot Agreement
e. Arab Nationalism
f. Jihadism
g. Partition of 1947
15. Why are the Israeli and Palestinian people fighting? What are they fighting over?
16. Why do Israelis believe they have claim to the land on the Eastern shore of the
Mediterranean Sea?
17. Why do the Palestinians believe they have claim to the land on the Eastern shore of the
Mediterranean Sea?
18. Who currently controls the land on the Easter shore of the Mediterranean Sea?
19. What is currently occurring in Syria?
20. Why is the global community concerned with the current leadership in Iran?
21. Briefly describe the controversy over the Burqa, and how it relates to women’s rights in
the Middle East.
Judaism
Date of Origin
Place of Worship
Holy Book
Founder
Most Important
Prophet
Rules to live by
Sacred Site(s)
Foundation of Faith
Christianity
Islam