Religions 1
Oldest Monotheistic Religion
Judaism
Christian Holy Book
Bible
20% of the world's oil supply is located in this body of water.
Persian Gulf
Sunni muslims believe that the next Caliph should be chosen based on skills or what vocab word
meritocracy
Founder and first leader of the Islamic Caliphate
Muhammed
Building where Jewish people worship
Temple
Muslim Holy Book
Quran
This narrow strip connects the Persian Gulf to the rest of the world. Iran and the US have a tense relationship over it.
Strait of Hormuz
Secret agreement after WWI to split up the area between France, Britain, and Russia
Sykes Picot Agreement
The leader of an Islamic Caliphate
Caliph
Building where Christians worship
Church
Jewish holy book
Torah
After WWII, the United Nations created a homeland for the Jewish people called...
Israel
Palestinians
This leader of Iran was against Western Culture
Ayotollah Khomeini
building where Muslims worship
Mosque
These are the rules to live by in both Christianity and Judaism
10 Commandments
This country does not allow women to attend school and requires all women to wear the burqa
Afghanistan
This wave of protests began when Muhammed Bouazizi lit himself on fire and onlookers posted videos on social media
Arab Spring
This is the brutal dictator who used chemical weapons against his own people.
The Common Patriarch for all 3 major religions in this area. Hint...not Lincoln.
Abraham
Founder of Judaism
Abraham
This country women have the same rights as men and are allowed to vote, own land, attend school and have no legal dress code
Kuwait
The civil war in this country became more complicated because of involvement from ISIS, Russia, and the USA.
Syria
Founder of Christianity
Jesus