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Israel officially functions as a(n) _______________.

A) constitutional republic
B) theocracy
C) oligarchy
D) parliamentary democracy

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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The followers of Ali are known as Sunnis.

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B) False

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Syria was under _________________rule from 1922 to 1946.

The Mandate of Palestine gave _________________control of Palestine.

The Crusades lasted from 1095 to about_________________ .

In an effort to secure the land route to ________________,the British established several states from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Some Islamic countries refer to their legislative body as a majlis.

The British established the Anglo-Persian Oil Company in 1909 and started taking oil profits out of_________________ .

_________________imperialism came to Iran in the 1800s.

Both the Zionists and the Arabs in the Palestine region harbored anti-imperial sentiment against which nation which controlled the area?

Why is the Middle East a concept?

Who were the SAVAK? Explain the role of SAVAK in Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's rise to power in Iran.

What is the name of the_________________ Caliphate of the second Muslim dynasty?

Gulf states include only those Arab kingdoms bordering the Dead Sea.

Muslims believe Mohammed created the perfect Islamic community at _______________.

The _________________movement took place at the same time the Ottoman Empire was breaking up.

Martyrdom and voluntary sacrifice became the trademark of the ,and this deeply influenced Shi'ite tradition.

In 1969,Colonel Muammar Gadhafi seized power in a military coup,claiming Libya as an anti-Western socialist state.

Which of the following religions were not founded in the Middle East?

The only persons to practice terrorism in the name of their religion are Muslim fanatics.