manmade channel of water, joins other bodies of water
canal
Israel's first king
Saul
New Delhi
Two Saudi Arabian cities that are considered holy by Muslims
Mecca & Medina
The founder of Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama
body of water, smaller than a sea, reaches to land and had a wide opening
bay
ruler that developed nearly 300 laws for the everyday life of the Babylonians
Hammurabi
Beirut is the capital of what country
Lebanon
The country formerly known as Persia
Iran
The Northern Highlands region contains the countries of Turkey and
Iran
gently sloping coast covered by sand or pebbles
beach
Jewish captive trained to serve the king of Babylon (Nebuchadnezzar)
Daniel
capital of Iran
Tehran
The oldest, independent state in the Arab world
Oman
one of the oldest civilizations in the world
Indus River Valley Civilization
harbor
first prime minister of Indian
Jawaharlal Nehru
capital of Assyria
Nineveh
The southernmost country of the Middle East
Yemen
a country previously known as Ceylon
Sri Lanka
wider than either a strait or channel, sometimes separates an island from the mainland
sound
Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989
Ayatollah Khomeini
Islamabad is the capital of what country
Pakistan
Turkey's largest city and leading seaport
Istanbul
The first empire to include most of the country of India was the _________ Empire
Mauryan