Ethnic Groups
Religions
Physical Geography
Vocabulary
Important People
100
These are the three main ethnic groups of the Middle East
What is Arab, Persian, Kurd?
100
This is the place of worship for each monotheistic religion.
What is a mosque, church, and synogogue?
100
The mountain range on the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
What is the Hindu Kush?
100
This is the term used to describe someone revolting against the government.
What is an insurgent?
100
Current president/dictator of Syria
Who is Bashar Al Assad?
200
These are the three main languages spoken in the Middle East?
What is Dari, Farsi, Arabic, and Kurdish?
200
The holy text for each monotheistic religion is.....
What is the Torah, Koran, and Bible?
200
The Sea bordered by Iran
What is the Caspian Sea?
200
Middle Eastern Market
What is a bazaar
200
Former dictator of Iraq
Who is Sadam Hussein?
300
Most Arabs believe to be descended from this person.
Who is Abraham?
300
The Founders/prophets for each monotheistic religion is....
What is Muhammed, Jesus, and Abraham?
300
Body of water with the largest oil reserves in the world.
What is the Persian Gulf?
300
A veil that covers everything on a women except for the face and hands.
What is a chador?
300
24 hour Arab news station.
What is Al Jazeerah?
400
Most Kurds practice this branch of Islam.
What is Sunni?
400
These are the three branches of Judaism.
What is Orthodox, Reform, and Conservative?
400
Two major rivers that flow through Iraq and Syria
What is the Tigris and Euphrates?
400
A stark division between two religious groups or tribes usually during a conflict.
What is sectarian?
400
Term used to describe the rebellions throughout the Middle East and North Africa.
What is the Arab Spring?
500
Mainly Persians, although there are some Kurds, Turks and other ethnic groups, are found in this country.
What is Iran
500
These are the five pillars of Islam.
What is charity, prayer 5 times a day, Hajj, Declaration of Faith, and Fasting during Ramadan?
500
This is the sea that borders southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula.
What is the Arabian Sea?
500
Government in power, usually referring to a dictatorship.
What is a regime?
500
Former dictator of Libya
Who is Omar Quaddafi?
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