Religion
The Most Popular Religion In Southwest Asia
Islam
Name of the Ancient Civilization Located Between the Tigris And Euphrates Rivers
Mesopotamia
Rivers That Flow through Turkey, Iraq, and Syria
Tigris and Euphrates
Gaza Strip
The Dead Sea and the Caspian Sea have this in common
They are landlocked
Belief In Many Gods
Polytheism
Ancient writing used by the Mesopotamians.
Cuneform
A narrow passage connecting the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean
Strait of Hormuz
Area at the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict
West bank
Landform created by sediment deposited during floods
Alluvial Plain
A City That All Muslims Must Travel To Once In Their Life
Mecca
The empire that spread across southwest Asia in the mid-1300s
Ottoman empire
The longest sea in the world
Red sea
Terrorist group that carried out attacks on the U.S. in 2001
Al-Qaeda
The Two Main Branches Of Islam In Southwest Asia
Sunni and Shia
They conquered Mesopotamia and Persia in A.D.1200
The mongols
A landlocked sea that borders Iran
Caspian sea
The event that triggered the invasion of Israel by the Arab countries
Invasion of Syria by Israel
The Final Prophet Of Islam
Muhammed
Names of Muhammad's successors
Caliphs
Body of water that is the lowest point of elevation on Earth's surface
Dead Sea
Country the US thought that al-Qaeda was operating from
Afghanistan