True/False
The Israelites are descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
true
The strict social separation of different classes in India is the _______ system
caste
The world's largest peninsula is the
Arabian Peninsula
The lowest place on the Earth's land surface is the
Dead Sea
The Northern Highlands region contains the countries of Turkey and
Iran
Iraqui dictator who invaded Kuwait
Saddam Hussein
Capital of Iran
Tehran
Israel's first King was Solomon.
false: Saul
The country of ______ was previously known as Ceylon
Sri Lanka
Temporary rivers that appear in heavy rains are
wadis
The largest religion in the Middle East is
Islam
Turkey's largest city and leading seaport is
Istanbul
Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989
Ayatollah Khomeini
capital of Pakistan
Islamabad
The war in which Israel captured the east side of Jerusalem from Jordan was the Persian Gulf War
Six-day war
The source of the Jordan River is
Mount Hermon
The southernmost country of the Middle East is
Yemen
People who have left their country because of hardships are
refugees
The first Empire to include most of the country of India was the
Mauryan Empire
first European to reach India by sailing around Africa
Vasco da Gama
part of a body of water smaller than a sea and reaching into the land, generally with a wide opening
bay
Mecca
The capital of Assyria was
Nineveh
The country formerly known as Persia is
Iran
The 2020 peace agreement between the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Israel that recognized Israel as an independent country was the
Abraham Accords
Jewish captive who was trained to serve the King of Babylon
Daniel
First prime minister of India
Jawaharla Nehru
sheltered place where ships may anchor safely
harbor
The Indus River Valley civilization is one of the oldest civilizations in the world.
true
The ruler who developed nearly 300 laws about marriage, business, farming, and the everyday life of Babylonians was
Hammurabi
The founder of the religion of Buddhism was
Siddhartha Gautama
The oldest independent state in the Arab world is
Oman
leader of Persia who conquered the Second Babylonian Empire
Cyrus the Great
capital of Lebanon
Beirut
narrow manmade channel of water that joins other bodies of water
canal