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These geographical features hinder trade.
What are mountains and dense forests?
This religion is the most practiced in this region of the world.
What is Islam?
This was one of the first civilizations to grow between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
What is Mesopotamia?
With this type of government, a leader has all the power.
What is an unlimited government?
Most countries in this region of the world have this economy, where the government has limited interference.
What is a free enterprise system?
The mouth of this river is where large populations of Egyptians live.
What is the Nile River?
The quality of education in this region of the world is considered to be this.
What is poor?
Temples, mosques, and this architectural structure are common in this region of the world.
What are pyramids?
Some countries in this region have this type of government in which a leader has only some power.
What is a limited government?
This natural resource has made this region of the world very important.
What is oil?
This physical feature forces the population to live along the coast.
What is the Sahara Desert?
This is the dominant language in this region of the world.
What is Arabic?
This ancient Egyptian writing system used pictures and symbols.
The rights of these citizens are restricted in this region of the world.
Who are women?
Most countries' level of economic development are considered level two which means this.
What is developing?
According to Islam, this is the holiest city where only Muslims are allowed.
What is Mecca?
Jews celebrate this Jewish New Year.
What is Rosh Hashanah?
This empire conquered many lands spreading Islam further into southwest Asia.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
Iran has this type of government which is ruled by religious law.
What is a theocracy?
This organization decides how much oil to produce and what price to charge.
What is OPEC?
This waterway allows ships to avoid traveling all the way around Africa.
What is the Suez Canal?
Muslims are required to participate in this pilgrimage to Mecca once in their life.
What is a hajj?
This civilization was ruled by pharaohs and is polytheistic, believing in many gods.
Who were the Ancient Egyptians?
Saudi Arabia has this type of government in which the king or queen has unlimited power.
What is an absolute monarchy?
In a society, this has to do with the number of deaths each year among babies under the age of one for every 1,000 births.
What is infant mortality rate?