Mid – Term Review 11-12 Wilson Social Studies Tallulah Falls
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Mid – Term Review 11-12
Wilson Social Studies
Tallulah Falls
All countries & physical features can be practiced using the files on my web
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5 Themes of Social Studies
History, Culture, Government,Economics, & Geography
5 Themes of Geography
Movement, Region, Location, Human-Environment
Interaction, Place
Democracy type w/ president
Presidential Democracy
Democracy type w/ power in the cabinet. Usually has
prime minister.Parliamentary Democracy
Government where power is given to the people through
free elections. Democracy
Government ruled by a few elite.
Oligarchy
Government where ONE person has complete
authority.Autocracy
Government where one central authority has the
power. Unitary/Unitarian
Government where power is divided between ONE
central and several regional authorities.
Federation
Voluntary association of countries that unite for a
common purpose.Confederation
Economic type where government has control.
Command
Economic type where supply and demand determines
prices of goods.Market
Economic system that has qualities from both market
and command. Most countries have this.
Mixed
What are the Middle East’s major, burning issues?
Water pollution, unequal distribution of water & oil,
water rights, & transportation
Ethnic group that descends from Arabian Peninsula.
United by Arabic language and Islam.
Arabs
Large middle eastern ethnic group that desire their own
country. They speak Kurdish.
Kurds
Ethnic group from Iran & mostly Shi’ite Muslim.
Persian
3 Monotheistic Religions in Chronological Order
Judaism, Christianity, & Islam
Founders of Judaism, Christianity, & Islam
Abraham, Jesus Christ, & Muhammad
Gods of Judaism, Christianity, & Islam
Yahweh, Trinity (Father, Son, & Holy Spirit), & Allah
Holy Books of Judaism, Christianity, & Islam
Torah, Bible, & Koran
Abraham’s two sons and the ethnic groups & religions
they becameIsaac – Jews – JudaismIshmael – Arabs - Islam
Essential beliefs of Islam
5 Pillars – 1. One God 2. Pray 5x / day 3. Giving 4. Fasting 5.
Hajj to Mecca
2 main branches of Islam
Sunni – 90%Shi’ite - 10%
The Ottoman Empire was an __________ Empire
Islamic
Ruler of the Muslim Community until 1924
Caliph
Ruler of the Ottoman Empire
Sultan
Greatest sultan of all time. The Ottoman Empire was at
its peak during his reign.
Suleiman I
The Ottomans captured this capital city of the Byzantine
Empire in 1453
Constantinople
This man stopped Muslim forces from advancing
further into France in the Battle of Tours (732 CE).
Charles Martel
After this major WORLD event, the Ottoman Empire
collapsed and was partitioned by European
nations.
WWI
These two European nations gained control of the
majority of the Ottoman Empire
France & Britain
This treaty officially abolished the Ottoman
Empire
Treaty of Sevres
Israel gained its independence in the year
______.1948
After these two WORLD events, thousands of Jews
returned homeWWI & WWII
4 Wars fought between Israel and Arab nations.
Arab-Israeli Wars
War fought immediately after Israel became
independent.War of Independence - 1948
Arab-Israeli War of 1973. Surprise attack on Israel’s
holiest day of the year.Yom Kippur War
Main effect of Yom Kippur War
Political. Arab nations placed embargo on oil in the U.S.
The Egyptian president & Arab hero who came on the
scene in the Suez WarNasser
PLO stands for what and who is the most famous
leader of this group?Palestinian Liberation Organization - Arafat
1993 – Peace talks between Israeli leaders & PLO
Oslo Accords
Term given to describe the push for a Jewish homeland
Zionism
Gulf War I (1990-1991) began because who attacked
who and for what?Iraq attacked Kuwait for
allegedly stealing oil on the border.
Gulf War I was the first war you could follow on the
____________ each night.
Television
The U.S. was an ally of Kuwait in Gulf War I. What type of attacks did the U.S.
use primarily in Iraq?
Air Strikes
Who was the evil dictator of Iraq in Gulf War I?
Saddam Hussein
The U.S. involvement in Gulf War II was called
Operation Desert Storm
In Gulf War II (2003), The U.S. entered Iraq to remove
which evil dictator?Saddam Hussein
One of the controversial reasons the U.S. entered
Gulf War II in Iraq
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Who was the evil dictator of Iraq in Gulf War I?
Saddam Hussein
The U.S. involvement in Gulf War II (War in Iraq – 2003)
was called
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Why did the U.S. enter Afghanistan in 2001?
Find the terrorist groups responsible for the attack on
9/11/01
Israel’s government type and leader who has REAL
power
Presidential Democracy – Prime Minister
Saudi Arabia’s government type and name of REAL
leader
Monarchy – King –
Laws in Saudi Arabia are based on what religion and
what is the law called?
Islam – Sharia Law
Iran’s government type and name of leader
Theocratic Republic – President (but ayatollah/supreme leader
advises the president)
Government type based on religion or a religious leader
Theocracy
Israel’s Economy Type and focus of industry
Mixed - Technology
What is Israel’s oil and natural resources situation
like?
Very limited or none of each
Who controls most of Saudi Arabia’s economy? What is their economy driven by?
Government - Oil
Turkey is mostly a _____ economy type.
Command
High or low GDP (gross domestic product) normally
= ______High or Low Literacy Rate
Examples of trade barriers
Embargos, mountains, deserts, & wars
OPEC stands for what. What do they do?
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries – Control the world’s oil
market (prices & amounts)
Rainy season that South & Southeast Asia relies on for
the growth of crops.
Monsoon
The Ganges & Yangtze are highly _________, causing sickness, death, and loss of
crops.
Polluted
The Ganges is a symbol of _______ purity for Hindus.
Spiritual
Causes of air and river pollution in India & China
Urbanization & Industrialization
Hinduism belief in the cycle of birth, death, & rebirth?
Reincarnation
Hindu belief of the sum of your good or bad deeds and the effect they have in your
afterlife.
Karma
Hindu Triad of gods. Who are they? What do they do?
Trimurti: Brahma – Creator, Vishnu – Preserver, Shiva -
Destroyer
Hindu social class system in India. You may be
reincarnated into a better class by your karma.
Caste System
Brought the beliefs to India that became known as
Hinduism around 1500 BCE.
Aryans
Goal of Hinduism
Stop the cycle of reincarnation
Founder of Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama
Just like Judaism birthed Christianity, Hinduism birthed __________.
Buddhism
Judaism, Christianity, & Islam are all ______
religions.
Monotheistic
Hinduism is a _______ religion; whereas, Buddhism
has no _____.
Polytheistic - god
Salvation is achieved through God in the Middle Eastern
religions; whereas, salvation is achieved by you and your ________ in Hinduism &
Buddhism.
Mind
In Buddhism, the ultimate goal is to reach ________,
which is gained by following the _____ _____.
Middle Way (includes the 8fold Path)
Focusing your mind with intense strength in order to
achieve enlightenment
Meditation
“A” Buddha vs. “The” Buddha
“A” Buddha is one who has become enlightened. “The”
Buddha is Siddhartha Gautama himself.
Why is this the last slide?
Because you’ve made it through 85 of them and you
are finished!!! Good Luck!!!