Middle East Review History and Cultures 212

Which term describe a person who flees his or her homeland to seek safety elsewhere?

• Intefadeh

• Refugee

• Theocracy

• Zionism

• Beduoin

Which term is a nation ruled by religious leader?

• Intefadeh

• Refugee

• Theocracy

• Zionism

• Beduoin

Which term was seen as a “shaking” of Jews; a mass uprising of Palestinians?

• Intefadeh

• Refugee

• Theocracy

• Zionism

• Beduoin

Which term was a movement among European Jews to set up a Jewish homeland in Palestine?

• Intefadeh

• Refugee

• Theocracy

• Zionism

• Beduoin

Which term is a desert nomad?

• Intefadeh

• Refugee

• Theocracy

• Zionism

• Beduoin

The center of religious life in the cities and villages is the ___ .

• mosque

• suq

• oasis

Middle Eastern cities see people shop in a market place called a ___.

• mosque

• suq

• oasis

Which generalization is best supported by a study of the Middle East?

• Conflict occurred between settled farmers and nomadic herders.

• Nomads often settled near farming villages for most of the year.

• Islam had little impact on people living outside the cities.

Which of the following is an accurate statement about Muslim family life?

• Men and women had equal rights in all things.

• Women had no influence in the family.

• It was believed that women were more likely to bring dishonor to a family than men.

Which statement about women in the Middle East is accurate?

• According to the Koran, women had no legal rights.

• Women were expected to be modest and obey their husbands.

• Women had few restrictions on life within their own village but had to cover their faces when they left their village.