SW Asia
This country is hosting the 2022 World Cup
Qatar
This Islamic group took control of Afghanistan in the 1990s
Taliban
Name the two groups that are at odds over Israeli lands.
Jews and Arabs
The father of the Hebrew people
Abraham
This Christian city was conquered by the Ottoman Empire and is the home of the famous Haghia Sophia
Contaninople
This resource has been the source of both wealth and conflicts for the region
oil
Traditional homes that are used by Central Asian nomads who herd. They are movable and round.
Yurt
Name the ethnic group that does not have a state to call its own but is spread out amongst Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.
Kurds
The term used when we believe in only one god
Monotheism
This city is sacred to Jews, Christians, and Muslims
Jerusalem
This climate type dominates the region
Desert
Cotton
An ancient trade route from China to the Mediterranean
Silk Road
The most sacred city in Islam
Mecca
Iraq's invasion of this country in 1990 started the Persian Gulf War
Kuwait
Name the former dictator of Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Why is the Aral sea shrinking?
Too much water was diverted from it to grow cotton.
Arabic Speaking nomads who live in the region
Bedouins
Name the three dominant religions of the region
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Name the two sects of Islam
Sunni and Shia
ISIS First originated in this country.
Iraq
The Soviet Union tested many nuclear weapons at this sight in Kazakstan
Polygon
Turkey has shifted to separate religion and government, what is this term called?
Secularism
Muslims fast during this month annually.
Ramadan
What type of government does Saudi Arabia have?
Monarchy