Book: Fifty Foods That Changed The Course of History
Author: Bill Price
ISBN: 978-1-77085-427-7
Go to Questions
Go to Fifty Foods That Changed The Course of History Directory
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Chapter 40: Jaffa Orange
Answer Key
1. Oranges come from Jaffa.
2. The British Mandatory Palestine was in the State of Israel.
3. Southern Syria was part of Ottoman province.
4. Sweet oranges appeared in the 15th century.
5. The Shamouti Orange was the name of the 1850s orange that Arab growers established.
6. Zionism is a movement to establish a Jewish homeland.
7. Jaffa became part of the Ottoman Empire in 1516 when it was taken away from the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt.
8. The Ottomans sided with The Central Powers, Germany and Austria-Hungary, during World War I.
9. Istanbul was called Constantinople during World War I.
10. Jerusalem fell from Ottoman control in December 1917.
11. The British gave assurances of support to Hussein bin Ali, the Sharif of Mecca, over the creation of an independent Arab State.
12. The Sykes-Picot Agreement divided the Ottoman territories into “spheres of influence” between two countries.
13. The Sykes-Picot Agreement was named after Sir Mark Sykes and Francois Georges-Picot, they were doing the negotiations for Britain and France.
14. The Balfour Declaration is one of the founding documents of the State of Israel.
15. The Treaty of Sevres was the name of the peace settlement signed in 1920 between the Allies and the defeated Ottoman Empire.
16. Tel Aviv is the name of the port of Jaffa.
17. 1947 was the year of the Civil War in Mandatory Palestine.
18. The new State of Israel was declared in 1948.
19. 4,000 Palestinians remained after the War in Jaffa.
20. 60,000 muslims were in Jaffa before the war.
Author: Bill Price
ISBN: 978-1-77085-427-7
Go to Questions
Go to Fifty Foods That Changed The Course of History Directory
Go to 2016 Directory of Articles and Books
Chapter 40: Jaffa Orange
Answer Key
1. Oranges come from Jaffa.
2. The British Mandatory Palestine was in the State of Israel.
3. Southern Syria was part of Ottoman province.
4. Sweet oranges appeared in the 15th century.
5. The Shamouti Orange was the name of the 1850s orange that Arab growers established.
6. Zionism is a movement to establish a Jewish homeland.
7. Jaffa became part of the Ottoman Empire in 1516 when it was taken away from the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt.
8. The Ottomans sided with The Central Powers, Germany and Austria-Hungary, during World War I.
9. Istanbul was called Constantinople during World War I.
10. Jerusalem fell from Ottoman control in December 1917.
11. The British gave assurances of support to Hussein bin Ali, the Sharif of Mecca, over the creation of an independent Arab State.
12. The Sykes-Picot Agreement divided the Ottoman territories into “spheres of influence” between two countries.
13. The Sykes-Picot Agreement was named after Sir Mark Sykes and Francois Georges-Picot, they were doing the negotiations for Britain and France.
14. The Balfour Declaration is one of the founding documents of the State of Israel.
15. The Treaty of Sevres was the name of the peace settlement signed in 1920 between the Allies and the defeated Ottoman Empire.
16. Tel Aviv is the name of the port of Jaffa.
17. 1947 was the year of the Civil War in Mandatory Palestine.
18. The new State of Israel was declared in 1948.
19. 4,000 Palestinians remained after the War in Jaffa.
20. 60,000 muslims were in Jaffa before the war.
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