Geography
Government
Culture
Religion 1
Religion 2
100
Climate of the Arabian Peninsula
Desert
100
Saudi Arabia's government
Monarchy
100
Dominant religion of Southwest Asia
Islam
100
What three religions started in Southwest Asia?
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
100
Christian holy book
Bible
200
Which of these countries is not on the Arabian Peninsula: Saudia Arabia, Iran, Yemen, or Kuwait?
Iran
200
Iraq's current government
Developing democracy
200
Dominant language of Southwest Asia
Arabic
200
What are Muslims?
followers of Islam
200
Jewish holy book
Torah
300
What waterway links the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea?
Suez Canal
300
Government where religious leaders rule and guide policy
Theocracy
300
Hatred of Jewish people
Anti-Semitism
300
Name three things Muslims do?
Fast during Ramadan Pray five times a day Give charity to the poor
300
Muslim holy book
Koran (Quran)
400
Ancient name of region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Mesopotamia
400
Two things Israel and Palestine fight over
land and religion
400
Women are generally what in Southwest Asia?
Oppressed
400
Muslim place of worship
Mosque
400
Why Jerusalem is important
It contains holy sites for all three religions
500
Isreal has much higher what than Palestine?
Economic development
500
What do both Israel and Palestine both claim?
Their ancestors come from the same region.
500
Name three achievements of Islamic culture.
Mosques Medical Books Algebra
500
Founders for all three religions.
Abraham, Jesus, and Mohammad
500
First holy city of Islam
Mecca
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