What is the name of the peninsula surrounded by the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, and the Persian Gulf?
What is: The Arabian Peninsula
100
On the Arabian Peninsula the dominate ethnic group are people known as what?
What are: Arabs/Arabic
100
The three monotheistic religions founded in the Middle East are...
What is: Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
100
The Fertile Crescent is a region consisting of these three rivers. They are?
What is: The Jordan, Tigris, and Euphrates
100
what does the term Hajj refer to in the five pillars of Islam?
What is: The Pilgrimage
200
The Tigris, Euphrates, and Jordan Rivers make up a region once known for its agricultural abundance and fertility.
What is: The Fertile Crescent
200
The term OPEC stands for...
What is: Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
200
This religion was founded 4,000 years ago by its patriarch Abraham who left Mesopotamia to establish a secular nation on the Mediterranean.
What is: Judaism
200
The ideas and advancements gained from the early civilizations founded in the Fertile Crescent have earned another name. That is?
What is: The Cradle of Civilization
200
The conflict between Israel and Palestine has increased tension for which two ethnic groups?
What are: Arabs and Jews
300
Of the Middle Eastern countries listed which is the only without a desert climate? Turkey, Oman, Kuwait, Jordan.
What is: Turkey
300
People who practice the faith of Islam are referred to as...
What are: Muslims
300
The mass dispersion of the Jewish people in 73 CE by the Romans became known as the great...
What is: Diaspora
300
One of these early civilizations was the city state of Sumeria. It's key contribution was a writing system known as...
What is: Cuneiform
300
The Palestinian uprising against Israel are known as...
What are: Intifadas
400
Which river feeds into the Dead Sea, after passing through the Sea of Galilee and beginning in Lebanon?
What is the Jordan River?
400
The Secular empire that was founded in Turkey and lasted from 1242-1922 was known as the...
What is: Ottoman Empire
400
How many years after the founding of Judaism did the first followers of Christianity appear?
What is: 2,000 Years
400
This civilization laid the ground work for empire building and was the world's first true empire.
What is: The Assyrian Empire
400
What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
What is: Obligatory Prayer 5 times a day, Fasting during the month of Ramadan, Obligatory alms giving, A pilgrimage once in a life time to one of the three holy sites, And Declaration of faith
500
Mesopotamia is a region made of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. What does Mesopotamia translate to?
What is: Land of Two Rivers
500
The empire founded by Mongols in Northern India and Modern day Pakistan was known as the...
What is: The Mughal Empire
500
The interesting fact that combines all three religions is that they all believe in what?
What is: The Same One God
500
Known for its elaborate structures and hanging gardens this city state also establish one of the first written code of laws called The Code of Hammurabi.
What is: Babylon
500
What are the three holy texts set forth by the three monotheistic religions of the Middle East?