Introduction to US Perception of the Middle East
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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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

    <p>Ottoman Empire</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which capital became renowned for its poetry, paintings, and scholarship under a well-administered and stable governmental system?

    <p>Isfahan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why were the Middle Easterners surprised when they greeted the missionary pioneers in the early 1800s?

    <p>They realized that their region had fallen behind the Western world in science and technology.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why was the Ottoman Empire in steady retreat by the nineteenth century?

    <p>It was unable to match the firepower of its European rivals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What led to Iran's economy and infrastructure suffering throughout the nineteenth century?

    <p>Competition between Russia and Britain to control Iran and its resources.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did the United States keep its distance from the disintegrating Ottoman Empire?

    <p>It was not eager to join the European scramble to establish colonies in Asia and Africa.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What shaped the modern Middle East in the early months of World War I?

    <p>The devastation of World War I.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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