The Middle East

Physical Geography

100

A dry streambed that fills with water after rainstorms

wadi

200

This center (home) of Islam is located in Saudi Arabia

Mecca

300

This "Empty Quarter" covers most of the Arabian Peninsula

Rub al Khali

400

These two rivers are central to the Eastern Mediterranean

Tigris   Euphrates

500

These two countries extract several minerals from the Dead Sea

Israel   Jordan

Government

100

This type of law is based on the Qur'an and the Hadith

sharia law

200

This country is a constituent monarchy

United Arab Emirates

300

This country has a constitutional monarchy, with the king holding extensive executive and legislative powers

Jordan

400

Most of the countries' governments in this region are monarchies

AND

Name for holy war, within the context of Islam

Persian Gulf

Jihad

500

These two countries are Islamic Republic

Iran   Iraq

Human Geography and More

100

Though this country lacks petroleum resources, it has developed excellent health care facilities and attracts medical tourists who can pay for advanced medical procedures

Israel

200

Islamic worship building

mosque

300

The process whereby salt is removed from saltwater

desalination

400

A collective community in Israel where labor, housing, and resources are shared

kibbutz

500

The ethnic minority, the Kurds, has dispersed from Iran to these three countries

Turkey   Iraq

Syria

Religion

100

Religion of the Jews

Judaism

200

The towers of the of the building from which Muslims are called to their daily prayers

minarets

300

During this month, Muslims fast during daylight hours but feast after sunset

Ramadan

400

DAILY DOUBLE

List the Five Pillars of Islam. (Make sure you can explain them.)

500

This "law" is a very important element of Judaism

AND

The name of God in Arabic

Torah

Allah

Miscellaneous

100

City in which Muhammad was born

Mecca

200

This religion emerged in the wake of the destruction of the Jewish temple in AD 70

Judaism

300

Islam's holy book which contains its religious teachings

Qur'an

400

An important river for these two countries is the Jordan River, which forms a boundary between the two nations and supplies much water needed for irrigation

Israel   Jordan

500

These three countries are primarily Shiite Muslims

Iran   Iraq

Azerbaijan