The strait that forms part of the boundary between Europe and Asia. It divides the city of Istanbul and connects the Sea of Marmara with the Black Sea.
What is the Bosporus?
100
The first 1,000 years of Jewish History is found here.
What is the Bible?
100
Their type of government which owns most of the country’s resources.
What is Socialist?
100
The country that ruled Lebanon after the World War.
What is France?
200
Mountains that run east-west along the northern border of Turkey.
What are the Pontic Mountains?
200
The trading port that was considered the crossroads between Europe and Asia.
What is Constantinople?
200
The nationalist movement calling for Jews to establish a Jewish state in their ancient homeland.
What is Zionism?
200
Two groups that were formed during the division of Islam and are key to understanding the conflict occurring in modern day Syria.
Who are the Sunni and Shi'ites?
200
In addition to Arabic, the other language that many Lebanese speak.
What is French?
300
The river that flows southeast from Turkey through the plains of Syria.
What is the Euphrates River?
300
Ataturk moved the capital of Turkey from Constantinople to this city.
What is Istanbul?
300
The scattering of the Jewish people during the Roman Empire.
What is Diaspora?
300
The dynasty that ruled when the modern day capital of Syria was found.
What is the Umayyad Dynasty?
300
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees fled Israel and came to live here. Many people are Bedouins.
What is Jordan?
400
The Sea that lies between Israel and Jordan.
What is the Dead Sea?
400
The term that means religion is kept separate from government.
What is secular?
400
Israel’s two official languages.
What is Arabic and Hebrew?
400
This country is small and mountainous and home to several different groups of people. After their independence, Christians and Muslims shared power.
What is Lebanon?
500
The two continents that Turkey occupies.
What is Europe and Asia.
500
The official religion practiced under the Ottoman Empire and brought to Turkey after the Byzantine Empire.