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Is modernization compatible with conservative religious concepts?
Yes but it may change there religious concepts
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Who overthrew King Faroug in Egypt?
Nasser
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What was King Faroug's Ideology?
Arab Unity
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Who led the Islamic revolution in Iran? Who was overthrown in the process?
Khomeini/ The sha of Iran
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Ottoman Devshirme System...
That the Ottoman Empire would reroute people for jobs
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The title of the Ottoman emperor was...
Sulton
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During WW1, the Ottoman government engaged in a holocaust of the Armenians looking for what?
Independence
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Who led the Islamic revolution in Iran? Who was overthrown in it?
Khomeini/Saah
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The regime of which country most distlikes the Taliban?
Iran
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In 1054 the Byzantine Empire was exposed and got attacked by...
Muslim and Turkish Empires
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The main intention of Pope Urban II was to...
Occupy the Holly Land.
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Islamic ladies clothing...
head gear/long sleeves/long dress
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Why would Itan desire to work with the USA?
They like the market/trading
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Who intersts would suffer most from radical US disengagement from the Middle East?
US
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Will long-term US involnement be nessary for the Middle East Pease Conference?
Yes because of Israel-Arab conflict
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WHy did the British and French occupy most of the Middle East after WWI?
The Ottoman didnt exist
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Where is the city of Tyre?
Lebanon
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What happened to the ancient Phoenicians and the ancient Egyptians?
Ethnicities blended in
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Middle Eastern people would all aggree on what?
Democracy frist but American-Style second
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What concrete incentive might Washington give Syria to encourage signing a peace treaty with Israel?
Less pressure for political reform or regime change
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The Arabs spread far and wide outside the Arabian peninsula proper through _______ Lebanon and Syria
Emigration
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Causes and effects of the Civil war in Darfur, Sudan
Famine and war
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The muslim community in the United States: It has begun to assumilate and establish an indigenous presence.
Starting to become native
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What is the importance and function of the qiblah, and where is the Holy Ka'abah?
In Metkah
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In what way can democratic principles on a large scale succeed in the Arab and Islamic worlds?
Fit local conditions
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What appeal does the Ba'ath Party have to those who support unity and modernization in the arab world?
Was control in Iraq and is still in Ceria
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How does the Islamic Republic of Iran differ from other traditional fundamentalist Islamic governmental systems?
In Iran woman have rights
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Thanks to its versatility, durability and beauty, the ___________ has been a major item of furniture in the Middle East for centuries.
Carpet
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At night during Ramadhan, Muslims normally celebrate by_______.
Eating and celebrating with friends
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Sacrifice in Arabic.. this term can be explained by...
Religious right
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Middle Easterns normally use their left hand for unclean bodily functions, reserving right hand for _______
touching you/ eating and serving food
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Arabic is also called an _____ thanks to its geogrphical extent.
Afro
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The consumption of pork is ______ in Islam
Prohibited
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Upon marriage, aMuslim man must provide his fiancee with dowry. This serves as__.
Financial support
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The Arabic cutural renaissace, which dates from about 1800 to about 1900, was co-temporal with what other great event?
the written form
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Can Americans visit Makkah?
No
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What is not a major language in the Islamic countries?
Hebrew/ Turkish/ Arabic
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Why did the French establish a strong beachhead in the Maghrib (North Africa)?
Colonization
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In what aspect of domestic life can foreign influence in Middle Eastern society be most clearly identified?
consumers
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Perhaps the most significant source of inter-Muslim strife is _____.
If the Muslim people are not interpreting things correctly.
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In your reasoned opinion, how should the U.S.A engage the Middle Eastern countries, people, and religious elements?
Politically/ educationally
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According to what we have learned in classes, which aspects of democract are, perhaps, the least appealing to traditional middle eastern societies:
Ones opposed to Islam
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What is the official language of Lebanon?
Arabic
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What is the official language of Iran?
Farsi
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Where is the Tigris-Euphrates delta located?
Iraq
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Before the Aswan High Dam was constructed, which annual activity enriched the banks of the Nile?
Annual fluid
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Urban concentrations in the Middle East and North Africa can be aptly compared to:
Islands of green
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What does one mean when one says the Americans tend to compartmentalize?
Separate
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Where was the capital of Omayyad caliphate? Where was the capital of the Abbasid caliphate?
Demakis/ Ceria
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Before the Aswan High Dam was constructed, which annual activity enriched the banks of the Nile?
Annual fluid
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