Religion
What are the five duties required of followers of Islam called?
Pillars of Islam
What Southwest Asian country was founded after the Ottoman Empire was dissolved?
Turkey
What region holds more than half of the oil in the world?
South West Asia
What do the Dead Sea and the Caspian Sea have in common?
Both are landlocked
Which nomadic people live in tents and raise herds of animals in some of Southwest Asia’s desert areas?
Bedouins
What is the Arab word for “God”?
Allah
After WWI, How did Britain and France divide the territory of the former Ottoman Empire?
Dividing by political boundaries (mandate system)
The scarcity of what resource has shaped the history of Southwest Asia?
water
What human-made feature has contributed to the Red Sea becoming one of the world’s busiest waterways?
Humans connected the red sea and the mediterranean sea
Which present-day country occupies much of ancient Mesopotamia?
Iraq
What are the two main branches of Islam in Southwest Asia?
Sunni and Shia
What territories are at the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict?
Gaza strip and the westbank
What do the Dead Sea and the Caspian Sea have in common?
Both are landlocked
What is hydropolitics?
Politics related to water usages and access
Who caused 9/11
osma bin laden or the alcida
What religious tradition was Christianity born from?
Judaism
Which Southwest Asian country was once the historical region called Persia?
Iran
In what area of Southwest Asia are semiarid climates found?
Highland mountain areas
What are the two most populous countries in Southwest Asia?
Iran and Turkey
What is the holy month of fasting for Muslims called?
ramadan
What event spurred the movement for a Jewish state?
Holocaust
Which present-day country occupies much of ancient Mesopotamia?
Iraq
What event triggered the invasion of Israel by Arab countries in 1948?
Israel declared independence