Middle Eastern History Vocab. 1 Quiz

A large, powerful Muslim Empire based in Turkey; it ended after WWI when it was broken apart by Britain and France.

Title given to a leader in Islam.

The former leader of Al-Qaeda who was behind multiple terrorist attacks including September 11th (9/11).

The terror organization who ran training camps for terrorists in Afghanistan; it trained the 9/11 hijackers.

A minority ethnic group without a country. They are spread out into Turkey, Syria, Iraq, & Iran. They are mostly Sunni Muslim.

The areas where the Palestinians were forced into include the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Golan Heights.

Weapons specifically designed to kill a large number of people through chemical, biological, or other means.

A movement among the Jews calling for the establishment of the Jewish State of Israel.

The scattering out of the Jews from the Holy Land in 70 A.D. by the Romans after the destruction of the 2nd Jewish temple.

The agreement between God and the Hebrew patriarch Abraham resulted in the Hebrew people following monotheism and the laws of the Old Testament.