Understanding Key Concepts in Middle Eastern Geography, Politics, and Culture
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What term describes people who don't have a permanent place to live, often forming small communities in rural areas or large urban centers?
What is the term for an Arab nomadic tribe found in the Arabian Peninsula and North Africa?
What is the term for the population shift from rural to urban areas?
What term describes slums on the outskirts of cities, characterized by a lack of planning and poor construction materials?
What term refers to poor living conditions in urban areas, often involving issues with sanitation, employment, and personal security?
What term describes poverty in rural areas, characterized by inaccessible markets, education, infrastructure, and employment?
What is the process of taking public enterprises and making them private called?
What term describes collusion in markets that is officially tolerated or encouraged by the government?
What is the term for the reduction of manufacturing within an economy?
What is a group of related languages called?
Which language family includes Persian/Farsi, Pashtun, Kurdish, Armenian, and English?
To which language family does Turkish belong?
Which language family includes Hebrew, Aramaic, Amharic, and Arabic?
What is the ancient writing system used by the Sumerians and Akkadians called?
What is the writing system used by ancient Egyptians known as?
Which religions include Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Druze, and Alawi?
Which religious group is a Shii offshoot found in Syria, Lebanon, and Israel?
Which Shii offshoot religious group is found in Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey?
Which countries are predominantly Sunni, including Algeria, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia?
Which countries are predominantly Shii, including Iran, Iraq, and Azerbaijan?
Who are the people that speak Arabic and are either Muslim or Christian?
Who are the people that speak Hebrew and Yiddish and practice Judaism?
Who are the people that speak Persian and are predominantly Shii Muslim?
Who are the people that speak Pashtun and are predominantly Sunni Muslim?
Who are the people that speak Kurdish and are predominantly Sunni Muslim?
Who are the people that speak Aramaic and are predominantly Christian?
Who are the people that speak Turkish and are predominantly Sunni Muslim?
Who are the people that speak Berber and are predominantly Sunni Muslim?
Who are the people that speak Armenian and are predominantly Christian?
What is the capital of Egypt, located along the Nile River?
Who was the 5th-century BCE historian known for writing 'The Histories', an account of the Greco-Persian Wars?
What is the name of the major river that flows through Egypt?
Where did God appear to Moses and give him the Ten Commandments according to Judaism?
What is the name of the region under Egyptian military rule from 1949-1956 and 1957-1967, with many Palestinian Arab refugees?
What is the name of the artificial canal connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea?
What is the name of the Christian religious group in Egypt?
What is the title given to ancient Egyptian rulers?
What are the monumental structures built as temples to the gods in ancient Egypt called?
Who was the second Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, known for building the Great Pyramid?
Which country occupied Egypt in 1882 to safeguard the Suez Canal and British financial interests?
Who was the last king of Egypt, ruling from 1936 to 1952, known for corruption and incompetence?
Who was the Egyptian leader from 1954 to 1970 known for pan-Arab nationalism and land reform?
What was the name of the group of Egyptian nationalist officers who instigated the Egyptian Revolution in 1952?
What is the political ideology based on a combination of pan-Arabism and socialism called?
What is the name of the movement founded by Egypt, consisting of countries that don't associate with a bloc?
Who was the Egyptian politician from 1970 to 1981, a member of the Free Officers, known for establishing a multi-party system?
What is the name of the war launched by Sadat against Israeli forces on the Sinai Peninsula in 1973?
Who was the President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011, known for readmitting Egypt to the Arab League?
What is the name of the organization founded in 1928 to Islamize society through religious law, opposing the pan-Arab movement?
Who was the President of Egypt from 2012 to 2013, affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, removed from office by General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi?
Who is the President of Egypt since 2014, known for economic reforms and creating national projects like the New Suez Canal?
What term describes a body of people, typically influential members of government agencies or the military, believed to be involved in the secret manipulation or control of government policy?
What term refers to the implementation of Sharia law?
What is the name of the city in the Holy Land regarded as sacred by Christians, Muslims, and Jews, and is the capital of Israel?
What is the name of the city on Israel's Mediterranean coastline, known as the largest city and center of political power?
What term refers to the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Golan Heights?
What is the name of the area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan River?
What is the name of the small, crowded piece of coastal land disputed over by Jews and Arabs?
What is the name of the region that was formerly part of Southwest Syria and has been occupied by Israel since the 1967 war?
Who are the Jews whose traditions originated in central and eastern Europe?
Who are the descendants of the Jews who lived in Spain and Portugal during the Middle Ages until their expulsion in 1492?
Who are the Jews who trace their ancestry back to the Near East?
What term describes being in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things?
Who are the Jews more committed than Orthodox Jews to strictly following the laws and guidance in the Torah?
What term describes a person who believes government power, particularly in the economy, should be limited to maximize individual freedom?
What is the name of the movement in Israel established in 1987, focused on religion and state?
What is the name of the language used by Jews in central and eastern Europe before the Holocaust?
What is the name of the attack prompted by Egypt and other Arab nations, resulting in massive territorial gains for Israel in 1967?
What is the name of the peace deal initiated by Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat and Israel's Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1993?
What is the name of the solution proposed by UN Resolution 242, suggesting Israel should withdraw from occupied land for peace?
Who is the Prime Minister of Israel known for his long tenure and significant influence in Israeli politics?
What is the name of the territory in the Middle East on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, disputed with Israel?
Who was the PLO leader who called for the destruction of Israel?
What is the name of the group formed in the 1960s to regain Arab land in Israel for Palestinian Arabs?
What is the name of the oldest Neolithic community in the West Bank between Israel and Jordan?
What is the name of the militant Islamic fundamentalist political movement that opposes peace with Israel and uses terrorism as a weapon?
What is the capital of Iraq?
What is the name of the city in Iraq that encloses the ruins of an ancient Assyrian city?
What is the name of the city in southern Iraq, known as the heart of Shiite territory?
What are the names of the two major rivers in Iraq?
Who was the President of Iraq from 1970 to 2003, known for waging war on Iran and invading Kuwait?
What is the name of the war where Iraq invaded Iran in 1980, leading to an eight-year conflict?
What is the name of the conflict where the United States led a coalition to eject Iraq from Kuwait in 1990-91?
Who was the Saudi-born Muslim extremist who funded the al-Qaeda organization responsible for several terrorist attacks?
What is the name of the network of Islamic terrorist organizations led by Osama bin Laden?
What is the name of the controversial 2003 US-led war with Iraq, leading to the ouster of Saddam Hussein?
What does the acronym WMD stand for?
What is the name of the terrorist organization that started under al-Qaeda and follows the Sunni Islam doctrine?
What is the capital of Syria?
What is the name of the city in Syria known as the center of traditional Arab poetry and music?
What is the name of the port city in Syria?
Who was the President of Syria from 1971 to 2000, known for his secular rule and control over government?
Who is the President of Syria known for changing the constitution and initially freeing hostages?
What is the name of the prominent mystical religious group in Syria, representing 12% of the population?
What is the capital of Lebanon?
What is the form of government that emphasizes power sharing by different religious communities through guaranteed group representation?
What is the name of the 1943 power-sharing agreement among Lebanon's religious and political groups?
What is the name of the largest Christian group in Lebanon, known for their unique religious practices and language?
What is the name of the radical Shiʿite Muslim organization in Lebanon engaged in guerrilla warfare against Israel?
What is the name of the region in Northwestern Africa that includes portions of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia?
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