1.  Online Geography Museum:   http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall/

 

Click on #6 above Places and Regions this will take you to another window.

 

Gaze through the culture goggles for a new spin on an ancient city-Jerusalem.

 

Select each religion at bottom to see how a Christian, a Jew, or a Muslim might view the Old City of Jerusalem in Israel.

 

Click on Christian

Notice the different locations in Jerusalem’s Old City that are important to the Christians. 

Locate and label with a marker these locations on the map (separate sheet) with your partner, just like on the web map.

 

Why is Jerusalem a significant city for Christians? (Be specific do not just write that it is the location of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, instead explain in a bigger context what happened there that is important for Christians)___________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Click on Jewish or move the arrows above

Notice the different locations in Jerusalem’s Old City that are important to the Jews.

Using a different marker, locate and label these locations on the map (separate sheet) with your partner, just like on the web map.

 

Explain the significant of the Dome of the Rock for Jews? (Be specific!) ______________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Click on Muslim or move the arrows above

Notice the different locations in Jerusalem’s Old City that are important to the Muslims.

Using a different marker, locate and label these locations on the map (separate sheet) with your partner, just like on the web map.

 

Explain the significant of the Dome of the Rock for Muslims? (Be specific!) ___________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Make sure you show the significant locations of Jerusalem’s Old City for all three religions on the map using three different colors!

 

 

2. Mapquest:  Southwest Asia at Night Map The National Geographic Online Store - Earth at Night Map

Click on More Views, then use the arrows and zoom buttons,

FIND SOUTHWEST ASIA

Use the Map Key to better understand what information is being presented?

1.  What does the white color on the map represent? _________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.  What does this mean for a countries development? _________________________________________________

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3.  Which country has the most “white” per land? __________________

4.  What does the red color represent?  ________________________________________________

5.  What is significant with the “red” in the region?________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

 

 

3. Mapquest: Iraq & the Heartland of the Middle East

The National Geographic Online Store - Iraq and the Heart of the Middle East Thematic Map

 

Click on More Views, then use the arrows and zoom buttons,

FIND the article Crossroad of Faith and Conflict read the section while you answer the following questions with your partner.

 

1.  As in ancient times and still today the Middle East is the nexus of conflict the first paragraph describes three types of conflict that exist in the region.  Describe them below.

 

          a)_____________________________________________________

 

          b)_____________________________________________________

 

          c)_____________________________________________________

 

Circle the letter above of the most serious conflict in the region.

 

2.  Besides fighting over political, land, or religious issues countries in the Middle East also experience conflict over _____________________________, especially __________ & _______________.

 

3.  Look under the section CONFLICT, read the section. Explain, how the seeds of conflict were initially sowed in this region? ______________________________________________________­

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4.  Look under the section RELIGION, read the section.

          Approximately, ______% of Middle East’s people are Muslim, this equals _________ million Muslims.  Muslims are further broken down into two separate sects ____________ & _______________, of these ______________ are the majority.  _______ million Middle Easterners are Christian, they are mostly ________ by ethnicity.  The last major religious groups in clues ____ million Jews, almost all of them have immigrated to ___________.  (Look at the map to the left of the article) Where have most Jews emigrated from?_________________ & ______________________.

 

5.  Look under the section OIL AND WATER, read the section.

What is the most critical resource in the region? _____________

What is the major issue dividing Israel and its Arab neighbors? ______________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

What are four different methods currently being used in the Middle East to help relief the crisis?

1. ________________________

2. ________________________

3. ________________________

4. ________________________

 

 

 

4.  Picture Quest:  Afghanistan

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/afghanistan-photos/#afhganistan-burka_4111_600x450.jpg

Click on all 5 pictures on the left side and read the information below.

In Afghanistan women wear a ______________ or head-to-toe garment.  Although many Western countries like the U.S. see this as a symbol of oppression, women in Afghanistan _____________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________.

Look at the next three pictures and read the captions, what is the main idea of all three pictures?

Unemployment rate in Afghanistan? ________________________________

 Look at the picture of the beautiful Hazrat Ali mosque in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan, what two branches of Islam pray there?  __________________________ and ___________________________

 

 

5. Picture Quest: Saudi Arabia:  The Women Behind the Veil

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/women-saudi-arabia-photos/#saudiarabia-veiled-woman_3140_600x450.jpg

Click on all 5 pictures and read the information below.

 

The veil is an ancient custom traced to __________and ___________; it was adopted by Arabia’s nomadic tribes, which enforced a strict code of ________________ __________________________.  Veiling became fashionable during the lifetime of the __________________ _______________________.  Women who do enter professional fields tend to take jobs where they won’t _____________________________________

____________________.  Are women allowed to drive cars in Saudi Arabia?  Explain your answer.  ____________________________________________________________________________

 

 

 

6. Current events:  Find an article on the Middle East!  Print the article and write one paragraph summarizing the information.

BBC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/default.stm

 

Al-Jazeera

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/736515E4-37CE-4242-8A5F-854381D9DFEE.htm

 

 

World Press Review

http://www.worldpress.org/mideast.htm

 

 

7.  History Timeline of the Middle East

http://www.npr.org/news/specials/mideast/the_west/?sourceCode=gaw

 

Use the interactive timeline on this page to learn more about the history of the Middle East.  Answer the following questions below by reading the information and moving the timeline with the arrows.

 

1.  List the 6 different time periods using the name and years of existence.  What central themes define this time period?

 

Name of Time Period

Year in Existence

Major Issues or Central Themes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.  World Atlas:  Exploring the Countries of Southwest Asia & Creating a Mini-Poster

http://worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/me.htm

 

Working with your partner pick 3 countries from Southwest Asia.  Explore the countries by clicking on their name on the left.  You will need to document your finding in the following format.

1.  Copy and paste into a Word document, the 1st map of Middle East

2.  For each country copy and past the picture found on each individual counties webpage and one INTERESTING FACT from each one of those countries.

3.  Print and turn in you mini poster