Geography
Religions
Ethnic Groups
Location
Government
100
The three major rivers in the Middle East.
What are the Tigris, Euphrates, and Jordan Rivers.
100
The holy book of Judaism.
What is the Torah?
100
The majority ethnic group in the Middle East.
What are Arabs?
100
The location of most cities in the Middle East.
What is on or near rivers?
100
A system of government where power is in the hands of the central government.
What is a unitary system?
200
An extremely salty body of water at the end of the Jordan River.
What is the Dead Sea?
200
This religion believes that Jesus was the Messiah and Son of God.
What is Christianity?
200
A group of people who share cultural ideas and beliefs.
What is an ethnic group?
200
People who live in the deserts of Southwest Asia and make their living by trading animals and handmade goods.
What are nomads?
200
A government where one person makes all of the decisions.
What is an autocracy?
300
Two bodies of water that are connected by the Suez Canal.
What are the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea?
300
They follow the teachings of the prophet Muhammad.
What are Muslims?
300
The majority ethnic group in Iran.
What are Persians?
300
The use of water to create electricity.
What is hydroelectric power?
300
Government by the few.
What is an oligarchy?
400
The largest country in the Middle East.
What is Saudi Arabia?
400
Five basic obligations Muslims are supposed to meet in their lives.
What are the Five Pillars?
400
The religion of most Persians.
What is Shia Muslim?
400
The most important resource in Southwest Asia.
What is water?
400
A government where citizens have the power.
What is a democracy?
500
The two bodies of water connected by the Strait of Hormuz.
What are the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea?
500
They believe that Jesus was just a prophet.
What are Muslims and Jews?
500
The original people of Southwest Asia.
What are the Kurds?
500
The building of dams across rivers in the Middle East has led to this.
What is conflict between countries?
500
A government system where the power is in the hands of the local or state governments.
What is a confederation?
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