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Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Religion
Ancient Times
Modern Times
100
Muslim leaders are known as what?
Caliphs
100
Methods of watering crops such as wall building and digging ditches to control floods are all examples of ____________.
irrigation
100
Christianity, Judaism, and Islam all believe in one god. What is this called?
Monotheism
100
Anceint Egypt is located on what river?
Nile
100
How do the economies in Qatar and Afghanistan differ?
Qatar is much more wealthy due to oil creating a industrious economy while Afghanistan is a developing country that farms and raises livestock
200
What is the major language in the region?
Arabic
200
Earliest form of Egyptian writing was known as what?
Hieroglyphics
200
Who is the founder of Islam?
Muhammad
200
Egyptian rulers were known as what?
Pharaohs
200
True or False. Are women treated as equals in some Middle Eastern Countries such as Saudi Arabia? 
False
300
A government led by religious leaders is called a what?
theocracy
300
Define Hajj.
Pilgrimage to Mecca
300
The father of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, made an agreement with God. What was this agreement called?
Covenant
300

This Ancient Egyptian structure was the tallest man–made structure in the world for over 3,800 years, until the construction of Lincoln Cathedral in 1300. 

Pyramid of Giza
300
What Ethnic group is often angry at the United States for supporting Israel? 

(arabs, kurds, Turks)

Arabs
400
Define mosques.
Islamic houses of worship
400
What was important about Abraham? 
He made a covenant with God
400
The Holy book in Judaism is called ________. 
Tanakh
400
Mesopotamia was a river valley civilization  between what two rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
400
Which country's 1979 overthrew the Shah and set up an Islamic Republic?
Iran
500
Name three of the Five Pillars of Islam

Shahada: Faith.

Salah: Prayer.

Zakāt: Charity.

Sawm: Fasting.

Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca.

500
Who was David?
He created the first Israelite Kingdom
500
Which country in this region is predominately Jewish?
Israel 
500
Who were the first people to invent the wheel, plow, calendars, and developed Cuneiform. 
Sumerians
500
What terrorist group in this region attacked the United States in 2001?
al-Qaeda