Turkey
The Turkish ethnic group converted to Islam when they encountred this region
What is Persia?
The word "Sahel" derives from the Arabic for
What is "shore?
During this war in 1967 the Israelis won control of all of Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza.
What is the Six-Day War?
This region of northeastern Africa contains countries such as Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia?
What is the "Horn of Africa?
Madrid was chosen as the capital of Spain based on
What is its central location?
The Ottoman Empire stretched into Europe almost reaching this capital city
What is Vienna?
On the camel trains, the North African and Arab
traders didn’t just bring goods with them; they
brought thsi religion
What is Islam?
This Afghan–Pakistani border was named after the Foreign Secretary of the colonial government of India, who drew it in 1893.
What is the Durand Line?
This valley has been described as the "lungs of Ethiopia"
What is the Great Rift Valley?
This great plateau covers the central part of Spain
What is the Maseta?
This 20th century ruler was known at "the father of the Turks."
Who is Kemel Atatürk?
These lighter skinned nomads occupy much of Northeast Mali
Who are the Tuareg?
Japan considered Korea to be, in the words of its Prussian military advisor, Major Klemens Meckel, ‘A _____ pointed at the heart of Japan’.
What is a daggar?
This is the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia
What is the Oromo?
The Iberian states begin to come together to form Spain in this century
What is the 16th century?
This ethnic group was almost wiped out by the Turkish government between 1915 and 1953?
Who are the Christian Armenians?
This group of seventeen metals under the earth’s surface are valuable due to their unique heat-resistant, magnetic and phosphorescent properties
What is rare earth materials/metals?
This 1823 warning from the USA to European powers that said they could no longer seek land in the Western Hemisphere, and that if they lost any parts of their existing territory they could not reclaim them
What is the Monroe doctrine?
One of Ethiopia’s top geographical advantages is
What are fresh water sources?
After the Moorish conquest of Spain, this city became the center for Islamic culture
What is Cordoba?
This Turkish ruler said “Democracy is like a bus ride. Once I get to my stop, I’m getting off.” ?
Who is Recep Tayyip Erdoğan?
African Sleeping Sickness is spread by this insect
What is the tsetse fly?
A rough line across a map as part of a plan to split the Middle East between Britain and France, should they win the war became known as this agreement
What is the Sykes-Picot Agreement?
This Ethiopian leader inspired a religious movement in Jamaica
Who is Haile Selassie?
This mountain range between France and Spain aids in defense but limits trade
What are the Pyrenees?