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** 2013 AAS -- Overall Midterm Review ** **__Maps (10-15 Questions)__** Outline Map of S. Asia, S.W. Asia & North Africa - South Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka) - Southwest Asia (Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen) - North Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara)
 * Name: ___________________**
 * 1) Each question deals with the political location of countries located in:

Which of the following South Asian countries is represented on the map? a. China b. India c. Nepal d. Bangladesh
 * Example Question

1. Important physical geographic and climate features and their influences on the people of India. - **Ganges River, Brahmaputra River, Indus River, Indo-Gangetic Plain, Himalaya Mountains, Hindu Kush Mountains, Khyber Pass, Deccan Plateau, monsoons, cyclones**.
 * India (45-50 Questions) **

2. The basic beliefs and values of both Hinduism and Buddhism. 3. The effects of the caste system on Indian society. 4. Traditional aspects of Indian families and the role women played in society. 5. The motives for European imperialism in India and the role of the British East India Company. 6. The causes and effects of the Sepoy Rebellion. 7. The positive and negative effects of British Colonial rule over India. 8. The role of Mahatma Gandhi in India’s independence movement and his political and societal beliefs. 9. The role of India’s National Congress in achieving independence. 10. The political and economic systems set up after independence, implemented by leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru. 11. The reasons for the partitioning of India in 1947. 12. India’s policy of nonalignment throughout the Cold War. 13. India’s differences with Pakistan, including the conflict over Kashmir and the creation of a nuclear weapons program. 14. Challenge facing India today, including issues like overpopulation and ethnic diversity and conflict. 15. India’s current mixed economy and democratic government. 16. Tensions between India & Pakistan – Nuclear, Kashmir 17. Nuclear countries in Asia –North Korea, Pakistan, China, Iran? 18**. Important people** - Siddhartha Gautama, Vasco da Gama, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Manmohan Singh

19**. Important vocabulary** - reincarnation, moksha, nirvana, dharma, karma, social mobility, industrialization, patriarchal, nuclear family, urbanization, imperialism, monopoly, dowry, ethnocentrism, satyagraha, privatization, secular, non-alignment, proliferation, outsourcing, interdependence, socialism, capitalism, hindi, literacy, Sikhism,sati, purdah, patriarchal

1. Reasons for the strategic importance of the Middle East. 2. The importance of regions within the Middle East including the Fertile Crescent, the Arabian Peninsula, the Nile River Valley. 3. Important religious structures including:
 * The Middle East (45-50 Questions) **



Western Wall Dome of the Rock Kaaba

4. The importance of Islam throughout the Middle East. - the basic beliefs and vocabulary - the five pillars of Islam - the spread of Islam and the evolution of Islamic Civilization.

5. The similarities and differences between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam 6. Reasons for the split between Sunni and Shi’ite (Shia) Muslims. 7. The movements to modernize Turkey, Iran, and Egypt. (Kemal Ataturk, Reza Khan, Muhammad Ali) 8. The positive and negative effects of colonial rule over the Middle East. 9. The effects of Ottoman rule over the Middle East and the reasons for its downfall. 10. The goals of the Zionist movement. 11. The effects of the McMahon Pledge and the Balfour Declaration on the Arab Israeli crisis. 12. The attempts at pan-Arabism and why they failed. 13. Middle East policy of nonalignment throughout the Cold War. 14. The effects of Islamic fundamentalism throughout the Middle East. Wahabism 15. Reasons for & effects of the Iranian Revolution of 1979. 16. The clash between modern and traditional forces throughout the Middle East today. 17. The negative impacts of terrorism and extremism regionally and globally. 18. The causes and effects of the Persian Gulf Conflict of 1991. 19. Justifications given by the United States for invading Iraq in 2003 and the important events of the Iraq War. 20. The four major wars fought between the Arabs and Israelis (1948, 1956, 1967, 1973), why the conflicts arose and the gains and losses of each side. 21. The goals of the Palestine Liberation Organization. 22. Peace agreements between Arabs and Israelis - Camp David Accords in 1979 and the Oslo Accords in 1993. 23. Current situation in the occupied territories of the Gaza Strip and West Bank. 24. Iran/Iraq War 25. The Arab Spring. The underlying causes of the uprising. The ME nations impacted by the Arab Spring. 26. The evolution of Israel: 1948 1947 Today 1967 Independence Partitioning Six Day War

27. The role of OPEC and the importance of oil throughout the Middle East. 28. Countries and their forms of government throughout the Middle East - democratic republics, constitutional monarchies, monarchies. Turkey Saudi Arabia Iran Egypt Kuwait Lebanon Oman Jordan


 * Important Vocabulary -** Suez Canal, monotheism, westernization, Zionism, pan-arabism, fundamentalist, interdependence, assimilation, weapons of mass destruction, Taliban, nationalism, petroleum, Shariah


 * Important People** - Mohammad, Reza Khan, Kemal Ataturk, Muhammad Ali, Theodore Herzl, Gamel Abdel Nasser, Ayatollah Khomeini, Anwar Saddat, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin-Laden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Bashar Al Assad, Karzai, Qadaffi





Short Answers:

There will be several short answer questions on the Mid-term. During each of these short answer questions, you will be asked to read and analyze a document, a map, or a political cartoon. Your short answer should be a paragraph in length, and be consistent with elements of good writing, including a topic sentence, supportive details, transitions, and coherent arguments. You may be asked to analyze and/or interpret the document, map or cartoon. You may be asked to provide the author’s purpose or point of view.