Landforms and Resources
Religion and Government
Wars and Government
Empires etc.
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Petroleum
What is the most important natural resource in the Middle East?
100
Islam
What is the most practiced religion in this area?
100
this war lasted 100 hours
What is the Persian Gulf War?
100
a trade route that travelers used to exchange goods, ideas and culture
What is the Silk Road?
100
Herman
What is Mr. Walczak's dogs name?
200
white gold
What another name for cotton?
200
a Muslim that favors strict adherence to traditional ways and basic principles
What is a fundamentalist Muslim?
200
this war began because of governmental differences between Iran and Iraq
What is the Iran-Iraq War?
200
the reason this area has not adapted more "westernized" ways
What is the Muslim fundamentalist restricting civil rights?
200
the oldest teacher on 7A
Who is Mrs. Fentress
300
desserts
What is one of the landforms in this area?
300
the founder of Islam
Who is Mohammed ?
300
the cause of the Persian Gulf War
What is the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq for their oil?
300
a reason this area is often at war
What is clashes between ethnic groups in this region often leads to violence?
300
the animal that Claire (Mrs. Fentress' daughter) can imitate
Who is Perry the Platypus?
400
Aral Sea
What sea is losing its volume because of irrigation?
400
a group of fundamentalist leaders
What is the Taliban?
400
the result of the Iran-Iraq War
What was no clear winner?
400
the government that Afghanistan is trying to establish
What is a democracy?
400
Mr. Ellis likes to show this video of him
What is skydiving?
500
The fertile valley area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in Iraq. It is also know as the Fertile Crescent
What is Mesopotamia?
500
dictator of Iraq
Who was Saddam Hussein?
500
the differences in the governments of Iraq and Iran
What is Iraq was run by a dictator and Iran is an Islamic republic?
500
the three empires that arose in Mesopotamia
What are the Sumerian, Persian and Mongol empires?
500
this teacher on team 7A is nicknamed "the cool aunt"
What is Mrs. Brandi?
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