STUDY GUIDE FOR FINAL EXAM READINGS QUESTIONS PART 1: THE MIDDLE EAST
(There will be a part 2 for Asia and China posted later this week)
Fall 2009
This is a list of potential
terms and major points from the
readings that were not covered in lecture, but that could be used
for making up the questions on the exam based solely on the
readings. For each of the terms and major points listed below
for each reading, the best strategy is to write out the entire
definition or summarize the major point from each section listed
in a sentence or two, and then study this list just as you would
study the lecture notes. Good luck!
GLOBAL STUDIES: THE MIDDLE EAST
“The Middle East: Theater of Conflict”
1. Alfred Thayer Mahan and the role of the Middle East
2. the “Great Game” in Central Asia
<>3.The Balfour Declaration
“The Middle East: Heartland of Islam”
<>1.Shari’a
2. The Mahdi
3.'Ashura
4. “Westoxication”
5. Hashishim
6. Madrasas
7. "cartoon crisis"
“Iran”
1. qanats
2. Azeri Turks
3. Kurds
4. Arabs in Iran
5. The Baluchi
6. Non-Islamic minorities
7. Zoroastrians
8. Bahais
9. the bazaar
10. The Shah-People Revolution
“Iraq”
1. Baghdad as a planned city
2. impacts of the Mongol invasion
3. Operation Anfal
4. The tragedy of the Kurds
5. the Marsh Arabs
“Israel”
1. the Samaritans
2. The Aliyah
3. the Druze
4. The Circassians
5. The Bedouins
6. kibbutzim
7. Moshavim
6. Law of Return
7. Kach
8. The Liberty
9. the Pollard affair
“Saudi Arabia”
1. The Empty Quarter
2. Wahhabism
3. The Ulema
Article 2: "The Bloody Stalemate Persists"
1. takfiris
Article 3: "Tim for a Bi-National State"
1. the tragedy of Oslo
Article 7: "Avoiding Political Talk, Saudis and Chinese Build Trade"
1. Middle Eastern countries' view of China in the 1950s and 1960s
2. Why China is an attractive business partner for the Saudis
Article 8: "Guns and Votes"
1. why an independent Kurdish state in Iraq is a threat to Turkey
Article 10: "Social Security"
1. Palestinians' form of social security
2. negatie coping measures
Article 11: "Lifting the Veil"
1. the issue that arouses the most hostility in the Middle East toward
the United States
2. the reason why most Arabs believe the U.S. attacked Iraq
Article 12: "The Human Rights of Women and Social Transformation in the
Arab Middle East"
1. modernization
2. regressive transformation
3. characteristics of pre-Islamic social structures
Article 13: "A New Day in Iran"
1. the paradox of Iran
2. powers of the Guardian Council
The 9/11 Commission Report
Chapter 1: "We Have Some Planes"
1. FAA and NORAD mission and structure
2. FAA and NORAD protocols in place on 9/11
3. characteristics of the defense of U.S. airspace on 9/11
Chapter 2: "The Foundation of the New Terrorism"
1. bin Laden's statement about Americans and civilians in 1998
2. the role of worker emigration for Middle Eastern states
3. the Golden Chain
4. bin Laden's role in Sudan
Chapter 3: "Counterterrorism Evolves"
1. the significance of the 1992 World Trade Center truck bombing for
the story of 9/11
2. President Reagan's response to the bombing of the Beirut Marine
barracks
Chapter 12: "What to Do? A Global Strategy"
1. the society that produced 15 of the 19 9/11 hijackers