The History
What are the three main religions in The Middle East?
Judaism, Christianity, and Christianity
What are some things Middle Eastern/Northern African countries fight over?
Resources, political beliefs, religious beliefs
What terrorist group carried out the attacks on 9/11?
Al-Qaeda
What river did the Ancient Mesopotamian live by?
The Euphrates River
Who took over Africa, and drew colonial boundaries that cut across cultural groups.
The Europeans
What is Poaching?
The illegal hunting or catching of wild animals to harvest animal resources for personal/private profit
What is imperialism?
Expansion of power for more political and power for trade
What is desertification?
A process in which an area becomes increasingly dry
What is the main terrorist group we are fighting today, that is continuing to expand their power?
ISIS
Why was Ancient Mesopotamia called "The Cradle of Civilization"?
The Blue men of the Desert
What is the average punishment for poaching in Africa?
3 days of jail time
Who were the rulers of the Ottoman Empire?
The turks
What are the top 5 current issues in Africa?
Tribal Situations, Historical issues, Health problems, Political Corr.uption, perpetual poverty
Make fines more strict/more jail time