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Unit 7 Study Guide
1) What two rivers make up the Fertile Crescent? The Tigris and Euphrates
2) What landlocked salt lake is the lowest place of exposed crust on earth? The Dead Sea
3) This process of irrigation uses small pipes just above the ground to conserve water. Drip Irrigation
4) This massive desert is known as the empty quarter because of its extreme heat. The Rub al-Khali
5) This is created when the aquifer of a desert, reaches the surface. An Oasis
6) The Middle East is the leading supplier of this natural resource, that provides them wealth, but
funding for terrorists. Oil
7) This city is the most important city in Islam. Mecca
8) This is the largest religion in the Middle East. Islam
9) This person founded Islam in 622AD. Muhammad
10) This is a holy month in Islam where those that follow the faith are not allowed to eat or drink during
the day. Ramadan
11) What trip must all Muslims make at least once in their life? A Pilgrimage to Mecca
12) This is the branch of Islam that followed Muhammad’s adviser, Abu Bakr, after the death of
Muhammad. Sunni Muslims
13) This is the branch of Islam that followed Muhammad’s cousin Ali after the death of Muhammad.
Shiite Muslims
14) This was the name of the remnants of the Roman Empire that called out to the Vatican after
realizing they were surrounded by Islamic nations. The Byzantine Empire
15) This is the city that functions as the head of the Catholic Church. The Vatican
16) This Pope called out to the Christian world to attack the major cities in the Middle East. Pope Urban
II
17) This city is the most contested city in the Middle East, due to its religious importance. Jerusalem
18) This famous king led the 3rd Crusade. King Richard the Lionhearted
19) This small portion of the land that was Israel is the area that has been set aside for the Muslims.
Palestine
20) This president has been at the center of recent negations for the Israel, Palestine boarders. Barack
Obama
21) This country was once known as Persia. Iran
22) What happened after European nations split up Iran after WWII? It fell into Chaos
23) In 1979, the CIA used this operation to overthrow the leader of Iran. TP-AJAX
24) This is the religious leader of Iran, who controls the nation. The Grand Ayatollah
25) This was the name of the fake movie that CIA used to sneak 6 US diplomats out of Iran. Argo
26) Obama recently made a deal with Iran to prevent them from getting what? Nuclear Weapons
27) This Empire fell apart, and allowed Iraq to become its own country. The Ottoman Empire
28) This leader of Iraq decided to invade the nation of Kuwait. Saddam Hussein
29) This president took the United States into Iraq to free Kuwait. President George H. W. Bush
30) This operation was the highly successful attack on Iraq that freed Kuwait. Operation Desert Storm
31) Watching the war on CNN gave rise to this new format for news. The 24hr News Networks
32) After 911, the Bush administration claimed that Iraq had these weapons that the UN said they did
not have. WMDs
33) This president was the president who took out Saddam Hussein. George Bush
34) This city is the oldest, continuously inhabited city on earth. Damascus
35) Syria has been plagued by what terrorist organization? Isis
36) That two nations have bombed Syria recently? The US and Russia
37) This problem is the result of the violence that has pushed people out of Syria. Syrian Refugees
38) This terrorist group was funded and trained by the US to help fight against Russia during the cold
war? The Taliban
39) This rich oil baron from Saudi Arabia created a terrorist organization that plotted to attack the World
Trade Centers. Osama bin Laden
40) This is the terrorist group that was created by Osama bin Laden that flew planes into the World
Trade Centers and the Pentagon. al-Qaeda
Constructed Response
Describe the events around Argo. Make sure your answer is in the form of a
paragraph. Make sure you include the following information in your response for
full credit:
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The year this event took place? 1980
Who was attacked? The US Embassy
Who attacked them? The Iranian people
Why did they attack? They wanted the return of their former leader that
was hiding in the US under US protection.
- Who escaped? 6 United States Ambassadors
- Who had a plan to help them escape? The CIA
- How did they escape? The CIA went undercover as a Canadian film crew,
and had the ambassadors escape as part of the film crew.