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What major ocean is south of India?
Indian Ocean
Journal Entry #1 – Today we began by circling the Great Mosque of Mecca, Ka’aba, 7 times in counter-clockwise direction. It felt good to be surrounded by my fellow Muslims and pray with them.
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Name the three major religions that originated from the SWANA region.
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Statement A: Iran has a constitution.
Statement B: Iran follows religious laws and has religious courts to interpret the laws.
Statement C: The Islamic Republic is responsible for guarding Iran’s borders and keeping order.
Which statement shows that Iran is a theocracy?
Statement B
The quality of education in most schools in Southwest Asia and North Africa is considered to be...
poor
Egyptians settle near the __________ __________ in order to have rich fertile land and to trade.
Nile River
What is the most common language of Southwest Asia and North Africa?
Arabic
This list describes what ancient civilization?
Ancient Egypt
Women in Southwest Asia...
A. played a role in government
B. had fewer rights than men
C. made decisions that helped the economy
D. led movements to put criminals in jail
B. had fewer rights than men
“to coordinate and unify the petroleum policies of its Member Countries and ensure the stabilization of oil markets in order to secure an efficient, economic, and regular supply of petroleum to consumers, a steady income to producers, and a fair return on capital for those investing in the petroleum industry.”
Values of... Islam, Nomads, OPEC, or Judaism
OPEC
Speaker A: My business partners and I can now travel across the Sahara Desert very easily.
Speaker B: When I leave Spain on my ship, I don’t have to travel all the way around Africa to get to Saudi Arabia.
Speaker C: Now a group gets to decide how much oil to produce and what price to charge me.
Which speaker is talking about the Suez Canal?
Speaker B
People who celebrate the Jewish New Year take off work on...
A. Easter
B. Yom Kippur
C. Rosh Hashanah
D. Hanukkah
C. Rosh Hashanah
The Ottoman Empire helped to spread...
A. Silk and Spices
B. Slavery
C. Communism
D. Islam
D. Islam
The above list describes what type of government?
Unlimited Government
Most countries, other than Iran, have what TYPE of economy?
Free Enterprise
What country is Mecca located in?
Saudi Arabia
The most practiced religion in Southwest Asia is...
Islam
What was created by the people of Mesopotamia so that they could live in between the Tigris and Euphrates River?
Irrigation System
Turkey, Israel, and Tunisia have what kind of government?
limited government
Most SWANA region countries are what level of economic development?
Level 2 - Developing
Which natural resources has influenced political relationships with countries like Saudi Arabia?
Oil
What are common architectural buildings/sites that you would see in the SWANA region? There are three answers, name at least one.
Mosques, Temples, and Pyramids
Which empire defeated Carthage and spread Christianity to North Africa?
Roman Empire
What country has a constitutional monarchy? There are three, name one.
Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco
Yemen's economic development is what level
Level 3 - underdeveloped