Topic 1
the branch of Islam that most Muslims belong
Sunni
This is what Saudi Arabia’s economy is mostly based on
What is oil
This is the kind of government that Turkey has
What is a flawed democracy
This is the terrorist group that has been a major force in the conflicts in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen
What is Isis
A campaign of violent resistance against Israeli control
What is Intifada
The country where women face the most restrictions
Saudi Arabia
This country has a low literacy rate and a low standard of living
What is Turkey
This is the role of religion in Iran since Iran is a theocracy
That the government is run by religious leaders
This is the main reason there has been conflict between the Jews and the Palestinians
Israel is where Palestine was
And Israel went to war and took over the country
Money or goods used to make products
What is capital
The country where women face the fewest restrictions
What is Israel
These two countries share a high literacy rate and a high standard of living
What are Saudi Arabia and Israel
The type of government that Syria and Yemen has
The type of government that Syria and Yeman has
This is how the conflict in Syria began
Protestors demanded more democracy and the government cracked down on the protests
Farming mainly to feed the farmer’s family with little left over to sell
What is Subsistence Farming
This ethnic group is struggling to establish an independent country for its people
Who are the Kurds
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Israel all share this
What is a mixed economy
The type of government that Lebanon has
What is a Parliamentary Democracy
The term for the period of political unrest and demands for democracy that began in 2011
What is the Arab Spring
A conservative garment (veil) that covers head and chest
What is a hijab
This is the largest ethnic group in Southwest Asia
Who are the Arabs
Saudi Arabia and Turkey share this
That they both are mostly Muslim
The type of government that Saudi Arabia and Qatar have
What is an Absolute Monarchy
This is why civil war broke out between different ethnic and religious groups in Iraq (think of the cities and land)
Rival groups fought for power and control of land
Removal of salt from seawater
What is desalination