10 Questions
What was the Middle East referred to as in the territories that are today at the center of the Arab-Israeli conflict?
The holy land
Who were America's first impressions of the Middle East filtered through?
Protestant missionaries
Which empires had been at the center of science, scholarship, and commerce in the Middle Ages?
Islamic empires
What empire reached the gates of Vienna in central Europe before being turned back in 1683?
Ottoman Empire
Which capital became renowned for its poetry, paintings, and scholarship under a well-administered and stable governmental system?
Isfahan
Why were the Middle Easterners surprised when they greeted the missionary pioneers in the early 1800s?
They realized that their region had fallen behind the Western world in science and technology.
Why was the Ottoman Empire in steady retreat by the nineteenth century?
It was unable to match the firepower of its European rivals.
What led to Iran's economy and infrastructure suffering throughout the nineteenth century?
Competition between Russia and Britain to control Iran and its resources.
Why did the United States keep its distance from the disintegrating Ottoman Empire?
It was not eager to join the European scramble to establish colonies in Asia and Africa.
What shaped the modern Middle East in the early months of World War I?
The devastation of World War I.
Explore America's early impressions of the Middle East and its association with the 'holy land' through the lens of Protestant missionaries. Understand how these perceptions have shaped the US view of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
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