The Middle East and North Africa
The Lesson Activities will help you meet these educational goals:
Inquiry Skills—You will analyze societal issues, trends, and events;apply reasoning that requires spatial and environmental perspectives; evaluate change and continuity over time;and identify and analyze real-world public problems.
Directions
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Self-CheckedActivities
Read the instructions for the following activities and type in your responses. At the end of the lesson, click the link to open the Student Answer Sheet. Use the answers or sample responses to evaluate your work.
- The Tuareg of the Sahara
The Tuareg are a Berber community of traditionally nomadic peoples. They make their homes in the Sahara desert of North Africa. Review this brief descriptionof their lifestyle, and compare it to your own day-to-day life. In the table below, describe 6-10 detailsabout the Tuareg community’sway of life that are in clear contrast to your family’sway of life.
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- Holy Land
Because of its location and significance to different peoples, Jerusalem has been a disputed city for hundreds of years. Review this map and information about Jerusalem, including its disputed status among Israelis and Palestinians. Using this resource, what you have read in the tutorial, and other information you have learned about Jerusalem over the years, answer the following questions:
- What is the holy significance of Jerusalem to the Jewish people? What is its significance to Muslims?
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- How has territorial control of the city changed since the creation of the state of Israel? How have Israelis and Palestinians attempted to maintain or gain control of the city?
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- Religion
Three major world religions trace their origins to the Middle East and North African region. While each religionhas many distinct beliefs, they also have quite a few characteristics in common. Using information from the tutorial and this online resource, as well as your own knowledge of the topic, compare and contrastIslam, Judaism, and Christianity. Identify the religion or religions that apply to each characteristic listed in the table below.Then add three more characteristics that you find helpful in identifying similarities or differences among two or more of the religions.
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Characteristic / Religionmakes a pilgrimage to Mecca
believes in only one God
views Jerusalem as a holy city
studies the Old Testament
focuses study on the biblical stories of Jesus
considers the Western Wall in Jerusalemto be a holy site
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- Sharia Law
As noted in the lesson, sharia law has a significant impact on the Middle East and North Africa. It affects boththe daily lives of devout Muslims and the official policies and laws of various Islamic countries in the region. Read this resourceonsharia to better understand what it is and how it affects residents of the Middle East and North Africa.
Write a half-page to full-page essay discussing your understanding of sharia law byanswering three questions:
- What actions could result in physical punishment for a Muslim under sharia law?
- How do certain Islamic countries practice a duel legal system?
- What is lifelike for women living under sharia law in Saudi Arabia? Give at least one example not included in the tutorial.
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