Middle East Geography
Religion Foundations
Zoroastrianism
Why you gotta be so MENA
Hodgepodge
100
Which Middle Eastern country is known for the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
a) Iraq
b) Egypt
c) Turkey
d) Yemen
A. Iraq
100
This religion is most popular in the Middle East
What is Islam?
100
This is the oldest monothesitc religion still followed by some today.
What is Zoroastrinism?
100
The Middle East supplies most of the worlds _____
What is oil?
100
Someone that just believes in one god is known as this.
What is a monotheist?
200
What country has the Dead Sea in it? Hint: Mr. Neschis was here
What is Israel?
200
Who is important in Islam, Judaism, and Christianity?
Abraham
200
This is the name of the all-powerful God in Zoroastrianism.
Who is Ahura-Mazda?
200
How has Oil helped countries in the Middle East like Saudi Arabia and Kuwait?
What is... Oil is their main source of income and has made them global economic powers.
200
Are most countries in the Middle East monarchies or Democracies?
Monarchies. The only democratic country is Israel
300
This is the most common environmental problem in the Middle East
What is the lack of water?
300
This is the role of an apostle in the early years of Christianity.
What is travelling to different regions to teach about Jesus and his message.
300
This is where Zoroastrianism started.
Where is Ancient Persia?
300
This is how people have dealt with the desertification of the Middle East
What is...They have had to use better irrigation systems and grow plants that need less water.
300
This is how Moses freed the enslaved Jewish people in Egypt.
He had 10 plagues rain down on Egypt.
400
This place linked the great kingdoms of West Africa to the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean worlds. Huge caravans of camels and merchants transporting goods like salt, spices, textiles, and other luxuries.
What is the Sahara Desert?
400
This is the main difference between the sacred texts of Judaism and Christianity.
What is... The Hebrew Bible, which is used in Judaism, is called the Old Testament in Christianity, which also includes the New Testament.
400
This is why Zoroastrinsm declined in the Middle East.
What is... Islam took over as the main religion in the Middle East, but a few Zoroastrinists remained.
400
This is why the Suez Canal is so important.
It provides a direct shipping route between Europe and Asia, avoiding the need to navigate around Africa.
400
This is the empire that had the Middle East when Christianity started.
What is the Roman Empire?
500
What is the Persian Gulf?
500
This is the reason that Mosques include a large dome.
What is... The large dome is a key feature in Islamic architecture. It is a symbol of heaven.
500
This is a core belief in Zoroastrianism about Ahura-Mazda and Angra-Manyu.
What is the struggle between good and evil led by the supreme god (Ahura-Mazda)
500
This is the main meat source in many Middle Eastern dishes.
What is lamb?
500
What were the priests known as in Zoroastrianism? What English words did it lead to?
Magi, and Magic, Mage, and Magician