Geography
Describe the climate of the Middle East.
Hot and Dry
All the ancient civilizations of the Middle East developed along a major ____________.
River
This is a hot, dry, area of sand:
desert
Judaism, Christianity and Islam are the name of:
Religions
Name a continent that the region of the Middle East is located in:
Africa or Asia
This is the longest river in Northern Africa, that runs through the country of Egypt
The Nile River
The Egyptians built these huge structures where the Pharaohs were buried:
The Pyramids
This is a fertile area of water found in a desert:
Oasis
The name of followers of Christianity are called:
Christians
Which country is NOT located in the Middle East: Saudi Arabia, Egypt, or France
France
Tectonic Plates
This civilization developed between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers? The name translates to the land between 2 rivers.
I am a piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides. What am I?
Peninsula
This resource found in the Middle East makes petroleum or gas for cars.
Which Sea is located directly North of Turkey: The Mediterranean, The Red Sea, the Black Sea
The Black Sea
Which river is NOT in the Middle East?
The Tigris, The Euphrates, or The Amazon?
The Amazon
What was the Code of Hammurabi?
The first set of Babylonian Laws
The Middle East forms a land bridge between which three continents?
Africa, Asia and Europe
________ = Life
Water
Name one country that is south of Saudi Arabia:
Yemen or Oman
This area was nicknamed the Fertile __________ because it was surrounded by the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers.
The Fertile Crescent
What is cuneiform?
One of the 1st systems of writing where symbols and pictures represented letters and phrases
Southwest Asia is known to have Earthquakes. What causes Earthquakes?
one tectonic plate slides under another tectonic plate
What city is Mrs.Gugino's background picture?
Dubai
Which country is located in Africa? Egypt, Yemen, or Iran
Egypt