Origins
What is the name of the first civilization that began in this region?
Sumer
Who was Abraham?
The prophet that God spoke to about the promise and gave him the 10 commandments
What are the two branches of Islam?
Shia and Sunni
The majority of people in Southwest Asia belong to which religion?
What are the two major resources that are found in many Southwest Asian countries?
Oil and gas
What is the name given to the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers where the first civilization began
Mesopotamia
Christians believe in God in three forms what are they and what is it called?
The Holy Trinity. God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
What is the name given to the successors of Muhammad?
Caliphs
What is the word used to describe the belief that holy books should be taken literally, or word for word?
Fundamentalism
What is the word used to describe the process of removing salt from water?
desalinization
What term best describes a change in lifestyle from nomadic hunter-gatherers to farmers in villages?
Neolithic Revolution/Agriculture Revolution
What are the sacred text for all three of the Abrahamic religions?
Bible, Quran, and the Torah
What is the word used to describe a group of people who share a distinct language, culture, and identity?
Ethnic group
What is the name given to Sunni fundamentalists who helped form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932?
Wahhabism
Who are the two groups of people fighting over territory in the West Bank region?
Israelis and Palestinians
What is the name given to the set of laws that was developed in the Babylonian empire?
Hammurabi code
According to Islam, who is considered to be the messenger of God?
Muhammad
Britain and France made claims to control territory in Southwest Asia after World War I. What is the word used to describe their rights to control these territories?
Mandates
What is the word used to describe the belief that government and society should reflect Islamic law?
Islamism
What is the term used to describe a government where all power is held by a single person or small group of people?
authoritarian government
What is the name given to the system of writing that consisted of wedge-shaped marks pressed into clay tablets that developed around 3400 BCE in Southwest Asia
Cuneiform
What is the name given to the 12 followers of Jesus who spread Christianity after his death?
The 12 Apostles
According to Islam, what is the name given to the idea of holy war?
Jihad
What are the names that monarchs in Southwest Asia are known as?
Sultan and Emir
What is the name given to the Islamic terrorist group who declared itself a caliphate in Iraq?
ISIS