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founder of Judaism, father of monotheism
What is Abraham?
100
What desert forms a boundary between North Africa and the rest of the continent? Also the largest desert.
What is Sahara?
100
What country is considered the U.S.’s number 1 ally in the Middle East?
What is Israel?
100
What is the dominant language of NASWA?
Arabic
100
Which country is actually part of Europe and Asia?
Turkey
200
Known simply as “The Prophet”, who is seen as the founder of Islam?
What is Muhammad
200
This extension of the Himalayas is actually the eastern border of Afghanistan.
What is Hindu Kush Mts.
200
What resource is plentiful in NASWA and what resource is scarce?
plentiful-oil scarce- water
200
The Crusades were a battle over the Holy Land. Which major religious city was captured to start the Crusades?
What is Jerusalem?
200
Line of rulers from the same family - Example would be the pharaohs of Egypt
What is Dynasty?
300
Islamic, Jewish, and Christian places of worship
What is Islam- mosque, Judaism- synagogue, Christianity- church
300
What river breaths life into the most barren Egypt?
Nile River
300
What country produces the most oil in the entire world?
What is Saudi Arabia?
300
After WWII, Israel was created by which international governing body?
UN (United Nations)
300
These are the two types of desert found in the Sahara?
erg- sandy reg- rocky
400
largest religion in the world
What is christianity?
400
What is the holiest city in Islam (the city Muslims pray towards)?
What is Mecca?
400
This group is a minority group in the Middle East and is currently being attacked by ISIS?
What is Kurds?
400
Judaism began in Canaan 4,000 years ago. What modern-day country is Canaan?
What is Israel?
400
This is the fertile soil deposited by the Nile after it floods.
What is silt?
500
2nd largest religion in the world
What is islam?
500
What region lies between the Tigris and Euphrates River in modern-day Iraq?
What is Mesopotamia?
500
Iran has this type of government where one person is in control?
What is Dictatorship?
500
How old is Christianity?
What is 2000 years?
500
group of countries that control the price of oil
What is OPEC?
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