Ancient MENA
Holy Words
Money, Money, Money
Map Tings
Geo Facts
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What ancient civilization meant "between the two rivers" and what rivers were these?
Mesopotamia, and the Tigris and Euphrates
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There are three religions in this area that are monotheistic and originate in the same way. What are these?
Islam, Judaism, and Christianity
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What resource is one of the most important to this region?
Oil
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What was this region called and why?
The Fertile Crescent because it was an area of rich, fertile farmland.
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What is the name of the gulf that has much of the Middle East's oil?
The Persian Gulf
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What ancient people group led to the development of the alphabet we use today?
Phoenicians
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What is the holy book of Islam?
The Qur'an
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What canal was built to enhance shipping routes in North Africa and SW Asia?
Suez Canal
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What is this sea and what is special about it?
The Dead Sea. It is very salty. Because of that, people swimming in the Dead Sea do not sink.
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What empire controlled much of MENA for over 600 years and collapsed shortly after WWI?
The Ottoman Empire
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Ancient Nubia was rich in what resources?
gold, copper, stone, fertile soil
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Who was the founder and final prophet of Islam?
Muhammad
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What dam was built on the Nile to control it for economic reasons?
Aswan High Dam
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This river led to to the development of what ancient civilization?
Egypt
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What is finely ground rich soil that is good for growing crops called?
Silt
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The Phoenicians founded several colonies along their trade routes. One of them became one of the most powerful cities on the Mediterranean. What was that city?
Carthage
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Who wrote the Gospels and what were they about?
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. They told about the miracles that Jesus performed and contain parables he told.
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An arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job is called...
Division of Labor
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What does the highlighted section represent?
The Sahara Desert
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What country are the Taurus Mountains in?
Turkey
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Translate and Date this pictograph
fish, fish, bird, grain, water; 2400 BCE
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What are the two main branches of Islam?
Sunni and Shia
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What is a city in which almost no taxes are places on the goods sold there?
Free port
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What are the red lines and how are they formed?
Cataracts, they are rapids formed by rough terrain
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What are the two sections of Palestine?
Gaza and West Bank
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What ancient civilization practiced polytheism and a few of the gods they worshipped were: Enlil, lord of the air; Inanna, goddess of love and war; and the god of the sun, Utu?
Sumer
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Who was the founder of Judaism?
Abraham
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What is a limit or ban on trade and why is it used?
An embargo. It is used to restrict trade and make the country, who has the embargo placed on them, suffer economically.
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What does this depict?
The Zagros Mountains
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What is the longest river in the MENA region and how long is it?
Nile River, 4,132 miles
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What shaped the Egyptians' burial practices? What did they do and why did they do it?
They believed the body needed to be prepared for the afterlife because of a person's ka, or life force. The ka had the same needs as the person did when he or she was living, so they filled the tombs with objects and food.
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Of the three main Abrahamic religions, what are some ways that makes Christianity different than the others?
They believe that Jesus is the son of God and follow the teachings of the Bible.
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What country has almost 1/5 of the world's oil reserves?
Saudi Arabia
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What is the name of this island and who owns it?
Socotra, Yemen
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A wet, fertile area in a desert where a natural spring or well provides water is called what?
An oasis
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Describe Hammurabi's Code.
It was a set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life like trade, loans, theft, marriage, murder, etc. Each crime committed had a specific penalty and social classes had a part in the code.
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Of the three main Abrahamic religions, what are some ways that makes Islam different than the others?
They believe that God spoke to Muhammad and received messages that were later written down in the Qur'an. The Qur'an also states that people must obey Allah's commands.
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What is the organization that works to influence the price of oil on the world market by controlling the supply?
OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries)
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What is this region of Africa referred to as?
the Maghreb
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What's the largest country in the MENA region?
Algeria
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How do scholars think the pyramids were built?
Builders cut stone and floated the stones down the Nile River, possibly on wooden logs, and then used brick ramps and strong wooden sleds to drag the stones once at the building site.
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Of the three main Abrahamic religions, what are some ways that makes Judaism different than the others?
They read the Hebrew Bible and the Torah, celebrate Hanukkah, Passover and the Holy Days, and they follow the Commandments and Mosaic Law.
636-640
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Bahrain's wealth was built on oil, but the industry has now shifted to what?
Banking and tourism
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What strait is highlighted in red?
Bosporus Strait
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This building in Turkey is often referred to as the Eighth Wonder of the World and was once a place of worship of Muslims and is now a museum.
Hagia Sophia
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