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What is the main belief that distinguished the Jewish faith from the others in the ancient world?
The worship of a single god rather than many Gods.
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What is the religion of most Persians?
SHIA MUSLIMS
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Many of the largest cities in SW Asia are located on or near?
MAJOR RIVERS
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Which ethnic group is most numerous in SW Asia?
ARABS
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What is the importance of the Ka’aba to Muslims?
THEY BELIEVE IT WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT BY THE PROPHET ABRAHAM
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What basic belief made Christianity different from Judaism?
CHRISTIANS BELIEVED JESUS WAS THE MESSIAH, OR SAVIOR OF MAN
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What are the Five Pillars?
FIVE BASIC OBLIGATIONS THAT MUSLIMS ARE SUPPOSE TO MEET IN THEIR LIVES
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What issue led to the split between the Sunni and Shia in Islam?
THEY DISAGREED OVER WHO SHOULD LEAD THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY AFTER THE DEATH OF MUHAMMAD
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The “Exodus” in the history of the Jewish people was the time when?
JEWS WERE FREED FROM SLAVERY IN EGYPT AND RETURNED TO THE LAND OF CANAAN
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What is the relationship between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
ISLAM INCLUDES MUCH OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS IN ITS HOLY BOOK, THE QURAN
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Which do Kurds share as part of their ethnic group?
KURDISH LANGUAGE, RELIGION, CULTURE
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People living in the deserts in SW Asia have usually made their living by?
TRADING ANIMALS AND HANDMADE GOODS
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What modern country is the home to those who call themselves Persians?
IRAN
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Which describes the climate of much of SW Asia?
HOT AND DRY
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Why do Muslims call Jews and Christians “People of the Book”?
JEWS AND CHRISTIANS WERE THE FIRST GROUPS IN THE MIDDLE EAST WHO HAD A WRITTEN LANGUAGE.
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The major rivers in SW Asia have become political issues because?
EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO USE THE WATER AND THERE IS ONLY A LIMITED AMOUNT
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Why did Jesus have trouble with both the Jewish leaders and the Roman authorities?
JEWS ACCUSED HIM OF CRIMES AGAINST THEIR TEACHINGS: ROMANS SAW HIM AS A THREAT TO THE ROMAN EMPIRE
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Which is the holy writing of Judaism?
TORAH
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Which are the three main religious groups of SW Asia?
CHRISTIANITY, ISLAM, JUDAISM
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How have the major rivers of SW Asia become a part of political conflict?
SEVERAL COUNTRIES HAVE BUILT DAMS ALONG THEIR PORTION OF THE RIVER, CUTTING OFF WATER TO THOSE LIVING DOWNSTREAM
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What did Muhammad believe the angel Gabriel was asking him to do?
TELL THE WORD OF GOD TO THE PEOPLE
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Because mountains block winds coming from the oceans, much of the interior of SW Asia is?
DESERT
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Why was Christianity finally accepted by the Roman Emperor as a legal religion?
EMPEROR CONSTANTINE RECOGNIZED THAT MANY ROMANS HAD BECOME CHRISTIANS
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Why did Islam spread so quickly after the death of Muhammad?
MUSLIM ARMIES CONQUERED EMPIRES THAT HAD WEAKENED OVER THE YEARS
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Why were the first four leaders of the Muslims after Muhammad’s death called the “Four Rightly Guided Caliphs”?
THEY HAD BEEN FRIENDS OF MUHAMMAD
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