Religious and Ethnic Groups
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
What are the 3 Abrahamic religions?
The Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea to speed up trade.
What bodies of water does the Suez Canal connect?
Oil, land, and money.
Why did Saddam Hussein invade Kuwait?
Great Britain and France partitioned the Ottoman Empire.
Who partitioned in the Sykes-Picot Agreement?
The Jews claimed that God said Israel was their land, but the Arabs had been had been living there. In the end, Israel gained a lot of land.
What was the 6 Day War?
What is the Persian Gulf?
The country invaded in the Gulf War.
What was the position of Kuwait?
Iranian, Farsi-speaking, Christians, Jews, and Muslims.
What are characteristics of the Persian ethnic group?
Directly North of Yemen.
Where is Saudi Arabia?
August 2, 1990
When did the Gulf War start?
They are still waiting for a Messiah.
Who is the Messiah in Judaism?
The country located to the north of Israel and Lebanon, bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
Where is Syria oriented?
Untraditional Question
How did the U.N. get involved?November 29, 1990, the U.N. authorized the use of “all necessary means” against Iraq if it did not withdraw from Kuwait by January 15, 1991.
The differences of who Muhammad appointed have caused conflict and distrust of the other branch.
How do the differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims cause conflict?
Identify the river that flows through modern-day Iraq and Syria and has been important for supporting agriculture and settlements in Southwest Asia. Describe its importance to the region.
What is the Euphrates River?