Modern+Middle+East+Topics+006

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7.3.5 Middle East – Analyze the political, economic, and social transformations that occurred in this era, including • the decline of the Ottoman Empire • changes in the Arab world including the growth of Arab nationalism, rise of Arab nation-states, and the increasing complexity (e.g., political, geographic, economic, and religious) of Arab peoples • the role of the Mandate system • the discovery of petroleum resources 9.2 Changes in America’s Role in the World Examine the shifting role of United States on the world stage during the period from 1980 to the present. 9.2.1 U.S. in the Post-Cold War World – Explain the role of the United States as a super-power in the post-Cold War world, including advantages, disadvantages, and new challenges (e.g., military missions in Lebanon, Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo, and the Gulf War). (National Geography Standard 13, p. 210) Geography Religion 4.1.2 World Religions – Using historical and modern maps and other documents, analyze the continuing spread of major world religions during this era and describe encounters between religious groups including • Islam and Christianity (Roman Catholic and Orthodox) – increased trade and the Crusades • Islam and Hinduism in South Asia (See 5.3.3) • continuing tensions between Catholic and Orthodox Christianity (National Geography Standard 10, p. 203) Colonialism Conflict 7.2.4 Revolutionary and/or Independence Movements – Compare two revolutionary and/or Independence movements of this era (Latin America, India, China, the Arab World, and Africa) with at least one from the previous era. (See 6.2.1). 8.2.3 Middle East – Analyze the interregional causes and consequences of conflicts in the Middle East, including the development of the state of Israel, Arab-Israeli disputes, Palestine, the Suez crisis, and the nature of the continuing conflict. Economics Natural Resources Equality/Social Justice Westernization Revolution/Independence Movements Why does it matter? How does it connect to America? 9.2.2 9/11 and Responses to Terrorism – Analyze how the attacks on 9/11 and the response to terrorism have altered American domestic and international policies (including e.g., the Offi ce of Homeland Security, Patriot Act, wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, role of the United States in the United Nations, NATO). (National Geography Standard 13, p. 210)
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(Chris, Andrew, Gerry, Eric, Rachael)


 * 4.1.2** ** World Religions – **** Using historical and modern maps and other documents, analyze the continuing spread of major world religions during this era and describe encounters between religious groups **

-religious differences

-effect of religion on the Middle East


 * 7.3.5** ** Middle East – **** Analyze the political, economic, and social transformations that occurred in this era **

-Fall of the Ottoman Empire

-geographical structure

-Government structure within the area

-Natural resource

-Petroleum gave rise to nation states


 * 8.1.4** ** Mapping the 20th Century – **** Using post-WWI, post-WWII, height of Cold War, and current world political maps, explain the changing configuration of political boundaries in the world caused by the World Wars, the Cold War, and the growth of nationalist sovereign states (including Israel, Jordan, Palestine). **

-Distribution of the Ottoman Empire after WW1

-Geographic locations

-Why the boundaries were drawn where they were


 * 8.2.3** ** MiddleEast **** Analyze the interregional causes and consequences of conflicts in the Middle East,including the development of the state of Israel,Arab-Israeli disputes, Palestine, the Suez crisis, and the nature of the continuing conflict. **

-Conflict

-Gulf War, War on Terror

-Difference between freedom fighters and terrorists


 * Other Concepts**

Culture and language

Spheres of influence


 * Modern Middle East Unit Plan (Rachel Chall, Elise, Kris Thompson, Brent)**

1) __Religion__ (differences in religion, how these relate to conflicts in the Middle East, past and present)

• Islam and Christianity (Roman Catholic and Orthodox) – increased trade and the Crusades • Islam and Hinduism in South Asia (See 5.3.3) • continuing tensions between Catholic and Orthodox Christianity // (National Geography Standard 10, p. 203) //
 * 4.1.2 World Religions – ** Using historical and modern maps and other documents, analyze the continuing spread of major world religions during this era and describe encounters between religious groups including


 * 5.1.2 World Religions – ** Use historical and modern maps to analyze major territorial transformations and movements of world religions including the expulsion of Muslims and Jews from Spain, Christianity to the Americas, and Islam to Southeast Asia, and evaluate the impact of these transformations/movements on the respective human systems. (See 4.1.2) (//National Geography Standard 9, pg. 202)//

__2) Regional Conflicts, Israel vs Palestine, Sunni vs Shi’a__ (// Analyze and compare important hemispheric interactions and cross-regional developments, including the growth and consequences of an interregional system of communication, trade, and culture exchange during an era of increasing regional power and religious expansion.) //

– Identify and explain the origins and expansion of Islam and the creation of the Islamic Empire including • The founding geographic extent of Muslim empires and the artistic, scientific, technological, and economic features of Muslim society • diverse religious traditions of Islam — Sunni, Shi’a/Shi’ite, Sufi • role of Dar al-Islam as a cultural, political, and economic force in Afro-Eurasia • the caliphate as both a religious and political institution, and the persistance of other traditions inthe Arab World including Christianity // (National Geography Standard 10, p. 203) //
 * 4.2.1 Growth of Islam and Dar al-Islam ** [A country, territory, land, or abode where Muslim sovereignty prevails]


 * 8.2.3 MiddleEast– ** AnalyzetheinterregionalcausesandconsequencesofconflictsintheMiddleEast,including the development of the state of Israel, Arab-Israeli disputes, Palestine, the Suez crisis, and the nature of the continuing conflict. //(National Geography Standards 13 and 17, pp. 210 and 219)//

3) __Different forms of government__, dictatorships, absolute monarchs, comparison to the US, (overthrowing dictatorships, current events in Egypt)


 * 6.1.1 Global Revolutions – ** Analyze the causes and global consequences of major political and industrial revolutions focusing on changes in relative political and military power, economic production, and commerce. //(See 6.2.1; 6.2.3; 6.3.1; 6.3.2) (National Geography Standard 13, p. 210)//


 * 6.1.4 Changes in Economic and Political Systems – ** Compare the emerging economic and political systems (industrialism and democracy) with the economic and political systems of the previous era (agriculture and absolutism). (See 5.3.5)


 * 7.1.1Increasing Government and Political Power – ** Explain the expanding role of state power in managing economies, transportation systems, and technologies, and other social environments, including its impact of the daily lives of their citizens. (See 7.3.2) (//National Geography Standard 13, p. 210)//

4) International __economics__, how the Middle East effects the US and global economy, oil production and sales, OPEC, finding oil

• the decline of the Ottoman Empire • changes in the Arab world including the growth of Arab nationalism, rise of Arab nation- states, and the increasing complexity (e.g., political, geographic, economic, and religious) of Arab peoples • the role of the Mandate system • the discovery of petroleum resources (//National Geography Standard 13, p. 210)//
 * 7.3.5 Middle East – ** Analyze the political, economic, and social transformations that occurred in this era, including

5) __International relationships between the Middle East and the rest of the world, Westernization__

// Define the process of globalization and evaluate the merit of this concept to describe the contemporary world by analyzing // • economic interdependence of the world’s countries and world trade patterns • the exchanges of scientific, technological, and medical innovations • cultural diffusion and the different ways cultures/societies respond to “new” cultural ideas and patterns • comparative economic advantages and disadvantages of regions, regarding cost of labor, natural resources, location, and tradition • distribution of wealth and resources and efforts to narrow the inequitable distribution of resources // (National Geography Standards 6 and 11, pp. 195 and 206) //
 * CG3 Patterns of Global Interactions **

6) __Varying cultures, styles of dress, Women in Islam__


 * 8.3.3 Women’s Rights ** – Analyze the causes and course of the women’s rights movement in the 1960s and 1970s (including role of population shifts, birth control, increasing number of women in the work force, National Organization for Women (NOW), and the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)). //(National Geography Standard 10, p. 203)//

7) __War on Terror, 9/11__


 * 9.2.2 9/11 and Responses to Terrorism ** – Analyze how the attacks on 9/11 and the response to terrorism have altered American domestic and international policies (including e.g., the Office of Homeland Security, Patriot Act, wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, role of the United States in the United Nations, NATO). (//National Geography Standard 13, p. 210)//


 * 7.1.5 Total War – ** Compare and contrast modern warfare and its resolution with warfare in the previous eras; include analysis of the role of technology and civilians. (See 7.2.1; 7.2.3) //(National Geography Standard 13, p. 210)//

// Analyze the causes and challenges of continuing and new conflicts by describing // • tensions resulting from ethnic, territorial, religious, and/or nationalist differences (e.g., Israel/Palestine, Kashmir, Ukraine, Northern Ireland, al Qaeda, Shining Path) • causes of and responses to ethnic cleansing/genocide/mass extermination (e.g., Darfur, Rwanda, Cambodia, Bosnia) • local and global attempts at peacekeeping, security, democratization, and administering international justice and human rights • the type of warfare used in these conflicts, including terrorism, private militias, and new technologies // (National Geography Standards10 //// and //// 13, pp. 203 and 210) //
 * CG4 Conflict, Cooperation, and Security **