A
What is a monothiestic religion?
What three major religions are monotheistic?
- one god/deity
- Christianity, Islam, Judaism
What is the name of the facilities where Muslims go to worship?
Mosque
What is the holiest city in the Islamic religion?
Explain why.
- Mecca
- Birth of the religion
- Where Allah gave the Prophet Muhammad the Quran
People have lived in the Arabian Peninsula for generations. Because of this, they have learned the locations of a particular physical feature that allows them to travel across Arabian Desert. What is the name of the physical feature and what is it?
- Oasis
- Small natural spring water
What is a perceptual region?
What is the preceptual region name for Southwest Asia?
Explain why using the big map.
- an area/region given a nickname based on feeling, emotions, image, or perspective.
- Middle East
What is OPEC?
Why should it be concerning if more countries join OPEC?
- An organization of countries that produce about 1/3 of the world's oil.
- They can have a majority of control over the price of oil
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Where is it located? (relative location)
Why is important to scientists and all three major religions?
- land between two rivers
- modern dat Iraq, middle east
- believed to be where human civilization began / adam & eve - Garden of Eden
What are three major cities in the Arabian Peninsula?
Mecca, Dubai, Riyadh
What man-made in Southwest Asia allows for faster transportation and cheaper goods.
What parts of the world are these goods coming from and going to?
What religious sea does it pass through?
-Suez Canal
- South Asia / Asian Islands
- Europe
- Red Sea
After the Prophet Muhammad's death, a disagreement over who should become the next Caliph led to what?
- two different denominations of Islam
What is the Caliphate and what does it do?
Compare the Caliphate to a similar religion, such as Catholicism or Judaism, or any other Christian religion.
- A government within the Islamic religion. Interpret the Quran/ enforce the will of Allah.
What is diffusion?
Provide an example using Unit 11's material
-The spread of one culture's inventions and innovations to another through contact.
1.) Define AND explain the realtionship of the below terms:
GDP
Literacy Rate
Life Expectancy
HDI
2. Explain the impact oil has on GDP and HDI
1.GPD =$ a coutry makes
Literacy Rate = read/write
Life Expectancy = how old you can expect to live
HDI = score "coutries report card"
What physical feature keeps countries within the Arabian Peninsula from receiving fresh water?
Explain the process that allows countries within the Arabian Peninsula to receive fresh water. What is the name of this process?
How are the countries able to pay for this process?
- Arabian Peninsula
- Take salt water from the oceans and filter it. Desalination
- Oil
List and describe all the 5 pillars of Islam
1st: Shahadah -prayer of faith
2nd: Salat - prayer 5 times a day
3rd: Sawm - fasting
4th: Zakat - offering 2.5%
5th: Hajj - pilgrimage to Mecca