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What was the Middle East referred to as in the territories that are today at the center of the Arab-Israeli conflict?
What was the Middle East referred to as in the territories that are today at the center of the Arab-Israeli conflict?
- The sacred territory
- The ancient land
- The holy land (correct)
- The land of diversity
Who were America's first impressions of the Middle East filtered through?
Who were America's first impressions of the Middle East filtered through?
- European traders
- Middle Eastern leaders
- Muslim scholars
- Protestant missionaries (correct)
Which empires had been at the center of science, scholarship, and commerce in the Middle Ages?
Which empires had been at the center of science, scholarship, and commerce in the Middle Ages?
- Byzantine Empire
- European empires
- Mongol empires
- Islamic empires (correct)
What empire reached the gates of Vienna in central Europe before being turned back in 1683?
What empire reached the gates of Vienna in central Europe before being turned back in 1683?
Which capital became renowned for its poetry, paintings, and scholarship under a well-administered and stable governmental system?
Which capital became renowned for its poetry, paintings, and scholarship under a well-administered and stable governmental system?
Why were the Middle Easterners surprised when they greeted the missionary pioneers in the early 1800s?
Why were the Middle Easterners surprised when they greeted the missionary pioneers in the early 1800s?
Why was the Ottoman Empire in steady retreat by the nineteenth century?
Why was the Ottoman Empire in steady retreat by the nineteenth century?
What led to Iran's economy and infrastructure suffering throughout the nineteenth century?
What led to Iran's economy and infrastructure suffering throughout the nineteenth century?
Why did the United States keep its distance from the disintegrating Ottoman Empire?
Why did the United States keep its distance from the disintegrating Ottoman Empire?
What shaped the modern Middle East in the early months of World War I?
What shaped the modern Middle East in the early months of World War I?
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