Geography
The name for the process in which fertile land slowly becomes less productive land
What is desertification?
The shift from gathering food to growing food
What is the agricultural revolution?
Names that the Egyptians gave to their kings
What is pharaoh?
What is the name of the tallest building in the world?
What is the Burj Khalifa?
Group of people known for their rigid religious or political views
Who are extremists?
This desert covers most of the Arabian Peninsula and gets less than four inches of rain per year
What is the Sahara Desert?
Belief, shared by all Abrahamic religions, in one, all-powerful god
What is monotheism?
Egyptian writing system based on symbols
What is hieroglyphics?
The name of the country in which Dubai is located
What is the United Arab Emirates?
The position of king, in a monarchy, is passed from family member to family member. This is known as....
What is hereditary?
The names for the two rivers which flow through the Fertile Crescent
What are the Tigris & Euphrates?
The Roman Emperor responsible for establishing Christianity as the official Roman religion
Who is Constantine?
City in Egypt where the majority of pyramids were constructed
What is Giza?
As a center of civilization, Mesopotamia is known as this term
What is a cultural hearth?
The names of the group who claimed responsibility for the 9/11 attacks within the United States
Who is al-Qaeda?
This is known as fine particles of soil that are left along the river bank after a flood
What is silt?
The two most famous Mesopotamian kings, known for their many ambitious projects which still impact our society in modern times
Who are Hammurabi & Nebuchadnezzar?
The name of the largest pyramid built within Egypt
In the Muslim faith, all followers are required to make this trip once in their lifetime to this specific city
The name of organization created by the Palestinians to create a state in place of Israel
What is the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)?
What is 25 percent?
Three ways in which religious diffusion occurred around the world
What are trade, migration, and missionaries?
Name of the Egyptian sun god, believed to be the father of all Egyptian kings or queens
Who is Re?
The name of the earliest known written language, used in Mesopotamia
What is Cuneiform?
Under Saddam Hussein, a dictator, Iraq had this specific government style
What is totalitarian?