Map of the Middle East
Islam
Geography by Description
Sunni and Shi'a Divide
Misc. (some of these will be difficult)
100
What is this country ?
Yemen
100
What is the Qur'an ?
The holy book.
100
What country is south of Iraq?
Saudi Arabia
100
It is estimated that this percentage of the world's Muslims are Sunnis today.
85%
100
What country is #11
Syria
200
What is this country ?
Jordan
200
After this individual's death, the crucial questions of Islam were who would lead the Muslim community and in what capacity and whether the Muslim policy could survive his death.
Muhammad
200
What country is east of Iran?
Afghanistan
200
This is the English translation of the term Sunni.
Tradition
200
What is country is #8
Kuwait
300
What country is this ?
Turkey
300
This is who Sunnis believe Muslim political leadership was passed to after Muhammad's death, known as the "consensus candidate." This is Muhammad's close companion and father-in-law.
Abu Bakr
300
Which is the smallest country we are studying?
Bahrain
300
This is what Shia or Shiite translates to in English.
Partisans of Ali
300
What three countries supported the Mujahideen during the Soviet-Afghan War?
United States
Iran
Pakistan
400
What country is this ?
Iran
400
This is who Shias believe to be the leader after Muhammad's death. This was Muhammad's closest male relative who was believed to be identified by Muhammad during his final pilgrimage, to be his heir.
Ali
400
Which country is the furthest North on our Middle Eastern map?
Kazakhstan
400
What two large Middle Eastern countries are majority Shia?
Iran and Iraq.
400
Why did Osma Bin Laden first enter Afghanistan?
To fight the Soviet Union with the Mujahideen
500
What country is this ?
Oman
500
Shia Muslims celebrate the anniversary of this person while Sunni do not.
Husayn (or Hussein) ibn Ali
500
What country is directly North of Iran, South of Georgia, and East of Turkey?
Azerbaijan
500
This is the main unspoken reason that the Sunni and Shi'a fight currently.
Oil
500
What area is a part of 15 but is not labeled on this map
The Gaza Strip