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Misc.
250

manmade channel of water, joins other bodies of water

canal

250

Israel's first king

Saul

250
capital of India

New Delhi

250

Two Saudi Arabian cities that are considered holy by Muslims

Mecca & Medina

250

The founder of Buddhism

Siddhartha Gautama

500

body of water, smaller than a sea, reaches to land and had a wide opening

bay

500

ruler that developed nearly 300 laws for the everyday life of the Babylonians

Hammurabi

500

Beirut is the capital of what country

Lebanon

500

The country formerly known as Persia

Iran

500

The Northern Highlands region contains the countries of Turkey and

Iran

750

gently sloping coast covered by sand or pebbles

beach

750

Jewish captive trained to serve the king of Babylon (Nebuchadnezzar)

Daniel

750

capital of Iran

Tehran

750

The oldest, independent state in the Arab world

Oman

750

one of the oldest civilizations in the world

Indus River Valley Civilization

950
sheltered place where ships may anchor safely

harbor

950

first prime minister of Indian

Jawaharlal Nehru

950

capital of Assyria

Nineveh

950

The southernmost country of the Middle East

Yemen

950

a country previously known as Ceylon

Sri Lanka

1000

wider than either a strait or channel, sometimes separates an island from the mainland

sound

1000

Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989

Ayatollah Khomeini

1000

Islamabad is the capital of what country

Pakistan

1000

Turkey's largest city and leading seaport

Istanbul

1000

The first empire to include most of the country of India was the _________ Empire

Mauryan