People
Israel's first king
Saul
Source of the Jordan River
Mount Hermon
People who flee their country due to hardships
refugees
Capital of Lebanon
Beirut
Country previously known as Ceylon
Sri Lanka
Descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Israelites
southernmost country in the Middle East
Yemen
The strict social separation of different classes in India is the ___________________ system.
caste
The war in which Israel captured the east side of Jerusalem from Jordan was the _______________.
Six Day War
Lowest place on earth's land surface
Jewish captive trained to serve Babylon's king
Daniel
Two Saudi Arabian cities that are considered holy by Muslims and _______________ and Medina.
Mecca
First European to reach India by sailing around Africa
Vasco da Gama
Oldest independent state in the Arab world
Oman
Largest religion in the Middle East
Islam
The ruler who developed nearly 300 laws about marriage, business, farming, and the everyday life of Babylonians was __________________.
Hammurabi
One of the oldest civilizations in the world
Indus River Valley Civilization
First empire to include most of India
Mauryan Empire
The North Highlands region contains the countries of Turkey and __________________.
Iran
Country previously known as Persia
Iran
First prime minister of independent India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Turkey's largest city and leading seaport
Istanbul
Capital city of Pakistan
Islamabad
Capital of Iran
Tehran
Supreme leader of Iran from 1979-1989
Ayatollah Khomeini