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Land that is able to grow crops is considered what?
What is fertile?
Name the capital of Iraq.
What is Baghdad?
What is the highest mountain peak in Turkey, where Noah's Ark is believed to have landed?
What is Mt. Ararat?
True or False? The phrase "hot and dry" best describes the climate of the Middle East?
True. The phrase "hot and dry" best describes the climate of the Middle East.
Who was the founder of Islam?
Who was Muhammad?
What do we call areas of high, level land?
What are plateaus?
Name the capital of Iran.
What is Tehran?
Which peninsula is the largest in the world?
What is the Arabian Peninsula?
True or False? The most important natural resource in the Middle East today is coal.
False. The most important natural resource in the Middle East today is oil.
What is the holy book of Islam called?
What is the Koran?
Which language is dominant in the Middle East?
What is Arabic?
Name the capital of Israel.
What is Jerusalem?
The peninsula of Asia Minor is now called what?
What is Turkey?
True or False? The first prime minister of Israel was David Ben-Gurion.
True. The first prime minister of Israel was David Ben-Gurion.
Which Middle Eastern country was once called Persia?
What was the country of Iran?
In which year did Israel become a nation?
What was the year of 1948?
Name the capital of Jordan.
What is Amman?
Name the largest city in Turkey.
What is Istanbul?
True or False? The movement to regather the Jews to their land is known as Israelism.
False. The movement to regather the Jews to their land is known as Zionism.
What are the two largest oil producers in the Middle East?
What are Saudi Arabia and Iran?
Which country was known for its cedars in ancient times?
What is the country of Lebanon?
Name the capital of Lebanon.
What is Beirut?
Name the triangular peninsula between Egypt and Israel.
What is the Sinai Peninsula?
True or False? A famous missionary to the Middle East was Henry Martyn.
True. A famous missionary to the Middle East was Henry Martyn.
What is the largest country in the Middle East?
What is Saudi Arabia?