History II The Middle East Jigsaw Puzzle: Poster Exercise Students can choose the by which they present information in their poster Maps Cultural artifacts Timeline Graphs Icons and symbols Text Photographs Diagrams Cartoons Graphics Topics Each of the topics provides essential background to the conflict in the Middle East today. Each poster provides one piece of the jigsaw puzzle and will help us to see the picture” the religious, geographic, political, “big – cultural, personal and historical context to this conflict. The United Nations. How does it work? How can it resolve conflict? Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust Terrorism: Munich 1972 The PLO and Yasser Arafat Hamas: freedom fighters or terrorists? Al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden Zionism and Hot spot 1: Iranian Revolution 1979 Hot spot 2: Saddam Hussein and the 2003 Gulf War Jerusalem sacred to three faiths – Sunni and Shiite Islam what’s the difference? – The Jewish Diaspora where are the world’s Jews located? How did they get there? – Israeli leaders Ariel Sharon and Benjamin Netanyahu – Jews today Orthodox, Liberal, Secular – The Taliban and Afghanistan The West Bank and the Wall The Palestinian Intifada OPEC oil and politics – The Gaza Strip
History II The Middle East Jigsaw Puzzle: Poster Exercise Students can choose the by which they present information in their poster Maps Cultural artifacts Timeline Graphs Icons and symbols Text Photographs Diagrams Cartoons Graphics Topics Each of the topics provides essential background to the conflict in the Middle East today. Each poster provides one piece of the jigsaw puzzle and will help us to see the “big picture” – the religious, geographic, political, cultural, personal and historical context to this conflict. The United Nations. How does it work? How can it resolve conflict? Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust Terrorism: Munich 1972 The PLO and Yasser Arafat Hamas: freedom fighters or terrorists? Al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden Zionism and Hot spot 1: Iranian Revolution 1979 Hot spot 2: Saddam Hussein and the 2003 Gulf War Jerusalem – sacred to three faiths Sunni and Shiite Islam – what’s the difference? The Jewish Diaspora – where are the world’s Jews located? How did they get there? Israeli leaders – Ariel Sharon and Benjamin Netanyahu Jews today – Orthodox, Liberal, Secular The Taliban and Afghanistan The West Bank and the Wall The Palestinian Intifada OPEC – oil and politics The Gaza Strip