Below is what you need to know for the first map quiz, which will be administered during the first 10 minutes of class on Monday 29 January 2018 (which is our first lecture meeting in Week 3). Please take this map quiz seriously. First, it is an easy way to help you do well in the course in terms of your overall grade. Second, you need to know this stuff as we move forward with the course.
The material you are responsible for knowing on this first map quiz is as follows:
Key Sub-Regions of the Middle East and North Africa: Each of the component parts of the core Islamic areas (Arabian Peninsula, Levant, Mesopotamia, Persia, and Egypt) as well as North Africa, Iberian Peninsula, Anatolia (aka Asia Minor), Balkans, Caucuses.
Major Bodies of Water: Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Nile River, Euphrates River, Oxus River.
Major Cities/Towns: Mecca, Medina, Damascus, Jerusalem, Cairo, Baghdad, Constantinople (aka Istanbul), Tabriz, and Isfahan.
Practice Map: You may also use the below blank practice map and the accompanying examples of filled in maps.
The material you are responsible for knowing on this first map quiz is as follows:
Key Sub-Regions of the Middle East and North Africa: Each of the component parts of the core Islamic areas (Arabian Peninsula, Levant, Mesopotamia, Persia, and Egypt) as well as North Africa, Iberian Peninsula, Anatolia (aka Asia Minor), Balkans, Caucuses.
Major Bodies of Water: Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Nile River, Euphrates River, Oxus River.
Major Cities/Towns: Mecca, Medina, Damascus, Jerusalem, Cairo, Baghdad, Constantinople (aka Istanbul), Tabriz, and Isfahan.
Practice Map: You may also use the below blank practice map and the accompanying examples of filled in maps.