Download Middle East Test: Review Sheet #4

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Date:
Core:
World Geography
Middle East Test:
Review Sheet #4
Directions: Answer all of the following questions without the use of your notes/handouts. Circle the
questions that you have difficulty with and then look up the correct answers.
1. Who was Timothy McVeigh? A white, Christian American who was a terrorist. He carried out
a terrorist attack on the United States to bring attention to a political issue (i.e. he thought
the US government was becoming to big and powerful)
(Effects of Terrorism Part III: The Rise of Prejudice
Against Muslims handout)
2. A recent Gallup Poll reported that 4 out of 10 Americans admit to feeling “a little bit
prejudice” towards Muslims and 31% of Americans polled reported having an “unfavorable”
view of Islam. Identify two reasons that could explain why Americans feel this way.
a. Only about 1% of the US population is Muslim, so most Americans do not know
much about Islam. They believe in stereotypes (as their only source of information)
b. The US media often portrays Muslims in a negative way (they are the villains in
movies or news stories are only about terrorism)
(Effects of Terrorism Part III: The Rise of Prejudice
Against Muslims handout)
3. What is “wahhabism”? An extreme form of Islam practiced by very few Muslims. Wahhabists
believe that violence should be used to promote Islam.
(Effects of Terrorism Part III: The Rise of Prejudice
Against Muslims handout)
4.
Complete the chart below:
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Name of buildings in
which people worship
Holiest book/text
church
synagogue
Mosque
Bible
Torah
Koran
Founder of the religion
Jesus Christ
Abraham
Mohammad
Main symbol
associated with religion
The cross
The Star of David
The crescent moon and
star
(Religions of the Middle East handout)
5. Define the following term:
a. Monotheistic religion a religion in which only one god is worshipped
(Mental Warm-Up: Thinking About Religion)
6. What is the holiest city for Muslims? Mecca, Saudi Arabia
(Religions of the Middle East handout)
7. Jews are to Judaism as Muslims are to Islam.
(Religions of the Middle East handout)
8. In which direction do Muslims pray each day? Facing towards Mecca
(Being Muslim in America questions from 30 days)
9. What religion is practiced by most Israelis? Judaism
(Religious Conflict in the Middle East: Examining the
Israelis & the Palestinians handout)
10. What religion is practiced by most Palestinians? Islam
(Religious Conflict in the Middle East: Examining the
Israelis & the Palestinians handout)
11. False. Israel has many allies in the Middle East.
I think this statement is ______________ (true or false) because: most Arab countries support
the Palestinians in this conflict
(Religious Conflict in the Middle East: Examining the
Israelis & the Palestinians handout)
12. Briefly describe the cycle of violence that has taken place between the Israelis and the
Palestinians between 1970 and 2010. The Palestinians carry out acts of terrorism against the
Israeli government and the Israeli military carries out acts of violence against the Palestinians
and the Palestinians carry out more acts of terrorism and the Israelis carry out more acts of
violence, etc..