Landforms
Cities
Religions
Vocabulary
Early Civilizations
100
The lowest place on earth.
What is the Dead Sea?
100
This is the only city on earth that lies in 2 continents.
What is Istanbul?
100
This religion has Jesus as the savior.
What is Christianity?
100
Displacement of Jews.
What is diaspora?
100
Belief in gods and goddesses.
What is polytheism?
200
This landform covers much of Syria.
What is Syrian Desert?
200
The capital of Lebanon.
What is Beirut?
200
This religion has Muhammad as a prophet.
What is Islam?
200
This code of laws covered every aspect of daily life and was carved in stone.
What is the code of Hammurabi?
200
This Egyptian civilization developed along this river.
What is the Nile River?
300
This plateau in Turkey is surrounded by mountains.
What is Anatolia?
300
The city that all 3 world religions think is their holy city.
What is Jerusalem?
300
Yom Kippur is a holy day for this religion.
What is Judaism?
300
A form of early writing developed by the Sumerians.
What is cuneiform?
300
A plant that grows in Egypt and was used for paper.
What is papyrus?
400
This river has a fertile valley and runs into the Dead Sea.
What is Jordan River?
400
What is the earliest city?
What is Mesopotamia?
400
5 Pillars of Faith is the backbone of this religion.
What is Islam?
400
Persecution and prejudice of the Jews.
What is anti-semitism?
400
In Egypt, this person was the most important person on earth.
What is a pharaoh?
500
The desert in southern Israel.
What is the Negev Desert?
500
The city that every Muslim must travel to during their life.
What is Mecca?
500
A pilgrimage to Mecca.
What is the hajj?
500
It was a mandate that gave Britian Palestine.
What is the Balfour Declaration?
500
A writing developed by the early Egyptians where pictures were used for words.
What are hieroglyphics?
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