Capitals
Israel
Jerusalem
Largest country in the Middle East
Saudi Arabia
Most important natural resource in the ME
Oil
**Two** largest oil producers
Saudi Arabia and Iran
Land that is able to grow crops
Fertile
Lebanon
Beirut
Highest mountain in the world
Everest
Islam's holy book
Koran
Divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere
Equator
Largest city in Turkey
Istanbul
*Not the capital*
Syria
Damascus
Largest peninsula
Arabian
Founder of Islam
Muhammad
Formerly Asia Minor
Turkey
The general climate of the Middle East (Most of the ME is what?)
hot and dry
Iran
Tehran
Triangular peninsula between Egypt and Israel
Sinai Peninsula
Movement to regather the Jews to their land
Zionism
Known for cedars in ancient times
Lebanon
The year in which Israel became a nation
1948
Turkey
Ankara
China
First Prime Minister of Israel
Middle Eastern country once called Persia
Iran
Highest mountain system
Himalayas