RELS 1015 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Babylonian Captivity, Fertile Crescent, David Lloyd George

• School: University of Iowa
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELS 1015
• Professor: Robert Cargill

Document Summary

Terms i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. ix. x. xi. xii. xiii. xiv. Abraham father of both ishmael and isaac; considered the father of. Judaism, christianity, and islam; had children at a very old age. Arab: ethnicity generally assumed by people of the middle east. Babylonian exile: 586 534 bce where the hebrew people were exiled to babylon. George directs foreign secretary arthur balfour to write to lord. Rothschild (rich english jew) showing their support of zionism. British empire: land that is controlled by british (large provinces and colonies. ) British mandate : begins with the fall of the ottoman empire; british make deal with french to split the empire. Britain takes the southern land while france takes the northern stuff. Churchill"s white paper: british white paper of 1922; clarified what. Britain meant in 1917; issued june 3, 1922 after an investigation of the. Arab riots of 1920-21; re-affirmed by conference of principles at san.