Central Asia
Which Central Asian country is mostly Christian?
Armenia
Name one Maghreb country that was NOT a French colony.
Egypt, Libya, etc.
Tehran is the capital of which country?
Iran
A(n) _____________ is a story with a hero or heroine.
epic
What are the three largest religions in the region?
Islam, Christianity, Judaism
Which of the Central Asian republics was once filled with horse-riding nomads?
Kazakhstan
Which ethnic group makes up the majority of North Africa?
Amazigh
Iran, Iraq, Syria, etc.
Do most people in the region live in rural or urban areas?
urban
Mesopotamia is located in which modern-day country?
Iraq
What is the large desert that goes through Central Asia called?
Kara-Kun
Which five countries make up the Maghreb?
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt
Which country has a large Kurdish population?
Iraq/Syria
Which country has changed the most in terms of the rights of women?
Saudi Arabia
________________ is the belief in multiple gods.
Polytheism
All of the Central Asian republics were once part of which nation/state?
Soviet Union
Moammar Qaddafi was the dictator of which country?
Libya
Between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers is a(n) ____________ plain.
alluvial
Which board game is particularly popular in this region?
Chess
A ____________ is a government controlled by religious leaders.
Theocracy
Name all five Central Asia republics.
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan
Fellahin farmers can be found in which country?
Egypt
Turkey is a ____________, or nonreligious society.
secular
_____________ is the art of beautiful writing.
Calligraphy
What was the early form of writing that emerged in Mesopotamia?
Cuneiform