History 1
Jewish captive who was trained to serve the king of Babylon
Daniel
Leader of Persia who conquered the Second Babylonian Empire
Cyrus the Great
Iraqi dictator who invaded Kuwait
Saddam Hussein
Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989
Ayatollah Khomeini
First European to reach India by sailing around Africa
Vasco De Gama
First prime minister of India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Capital of Lebanon
Beirut
Capital of Iran
Tehran
Capital of Pakistan
Islamabad
Part of the body of water smaller than a sea and reaching into the land, generally with a wide opening
bay
sheltered place where ships may anchor safely
harbor
Gently sloping coast covered by sand or pebbles
beach
Narrow, manmade channel of water that joins other bodies of water
canal
Usually wider than either a strait or channel and sometimes separates an island from the mainland
sound
Descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
Israelites
Israel's first king
Saul
The war in which Israel captured the east side of Jerusalem from Jordan
Six-day War
Two Saudi Arabian cities that are considered holy by muslims
Mecca and Medina
The oldest river valley civilization in the world
Indus River Valley
The strict social separation of different classes in India
Caste System
The country that was previously known as Ceylon
The source of the Jordan River
Mount Hermon
The capital of Assyria
Ninevah
The ruler who developed nearly 300 laws about marriage, business, farming, and everyday life
Hammurabi
The world's largest peninsula
Arabian Peninsula
Temporary rivers that appear in heavy rain
wadis
The southernmost country of the Middle East
Yemen
The founder of the religion of Buddhism
Siddartha Gautama (Buddha)
The lowest place on earth's land surface
Dead Sea
The largest religion in the Middle East
Islam
People who have left their country because of hardship or war
Refugees
The 2020 peace agreement between the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Israel that recognizes Israel as an independent country
Abraham Accords
The oldest independent state in the Arab World
Oman
Turkey's largest city and leading seaport
Istanbul
The first empire to include most of the country of India
Mauryan Empire
The Northern Highland region of contains the country of Turkey and _____________
Oman