Review Game
Non-Western Studies
Mr. Cicerchi
1 You have 10 seconds to answer this question. What is the first letter of the last name of someone in your group?
2 Name the holy city within Palestine that the Palestinians and Israelis have fought over for decades.
3 What worldwide event, with two world superpowers as its leader, was at the center of the U.S. support of the Shah of Iran from the 1950s-1970s?
4 Who was the leader of Egypt from 1952 until his death in 1970?
5 Define the Zionist Movement.
6 What did the Balfour Declaration do and why was it important?
7 Why is the Fertile Crescent and the Nile Valley so valuable to countries in the Middle East?
8 Why was Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak often negatively called “pharaoh” by his own people?
9 What is the Iranian Revolution, when did it take place, who was ousted from power by the Iranian Revolution and who took over as the leader of Iran?
10 Why was nationalizing the oil industry so vital to Iran’s economic interests? Who was the democratically elected leader of Iran during the Oil Nationalization movement of 1953?
11 What are the Camp David Accords? Explain how the Camp David Accords helped lead to Anwar Sadat’s assassination in 1981.
12 Explain why the Palestinians feel they have a right to the land they call Palestine. Explain why the Israelis feel they have a right to the land they call Israel. Make sure you address both groups’ legitimate claims to the land.
13 Trace the relationship between Iraq and the United States from 1980-present. Be sure to include the U.S.’s relationships with Iraq during the Iran-Iraq War, Desert Storm, after 9/11, and today.
14 Explain the impact of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt from 1952 to the present. Be sure to include their relationship with Nasser’s government and the role they play in Egypt today.