PSCI 4242 Middle East Politics

Midterm Study Guide

I. Terms (5pts each): Ten of these terms will appear on the midterm exam. Students will need to give definition, example (where appropriate) and most importantly, significance to the study of Middle East Politics.

1. Abu Bakr

2. Ahl al kitab

3. Hajj

4. Hadith

5. Aishe

6. Dragoman

7. Sanjak

8. Religious Zionism

9. Sayyid Qutb

10. The Rashidun

11. Treaty of Carlowitz

12. Tanzimat Reforms

13. Westernization vs. Modernization

14. Clash of civilizations

15. Mustafa Kemal

16. Hussein McMahon Correspondence

17. Sykes-Picot Agreement

18. Balfour Declaration

19. Theodor Herzl

20. Dreyfus affair

21. T.E. Lawrence

22. League of Nations Mandate for Palestine

23. David Ben Gurion

24. Histadrut

25. Peel Report

26. Haganah

27. Irgun

28. King David Hotel bombing

29. UN Resolution 242

30. Lebanese National Pact

31. Sabra & Shatilla

32. Menachim Begin

33. Ariel Sharon

34. Likud

35. The Arab List

36. Oslo Accords

37. The al Aqsa Intifada

38. Black September

39. Right of Return

40. Yitzak Rabin

II. Essay (40 pts.): Answer one of the three questions that appear on the below using proper grammar, punctuation and spelling.

III. Map (10pts, 2pts each): Identify the five numbered nation-states in your Blue book.

III. TWOD (5 bonus points): Provide the Turkish word for the five definitions provided. Misspellings will not be counted wrong, if I can sound it out reasonably close.