We in that Fertile Crescent
Middle East Geography
Empires and their Kings
Modern Middle East Events
Vocabulary Lane
100
The solution Mesopotamians had to unpredictable flooding and times of little rain
To build irrigation canals
100
Country 1
Iran
100
Ashurbanipal was king of this empire.
Assyria
100
The four themes of modern Middle East history
religion, oil, land, European/US involvement
100
This is called "the land between the rivers" and is the area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
Mesopotamia
200
The problem which caused Mesopotamians to build city walls with mud brick
no natural barriers for protection
200
Country 2
Saudi Arabia
200
Name two Babylonian kings (Babylon/Neo-Babylon)
Hammurabi, Nebuchadnezzar
200
This was made an international zone in the UN Partition of Palestine
Jerusalem
200
Xerxes was the king during this battle.
Battle of Salamis
300
The solution to limited natural resources
Mesopotamians traded grain, cloth, and tools for raw materials like stone, wood, and metal
300
Country 3
Iraq
300
Sargon was king of this empire
Akkadia
300
The two names for the war of 1948 against Israel/Palestine
The War of Independence, The Disaster
300
Hammurabi's code dealt with this, or a branch of law that includes private rights and matters, such as business contracts, property inheritance, taxes, marriage, and divorce
civil law
400
It is the modern day country where the Phoenicians most settled
What is Lebanon
400
Country 4
Oman
400
Name three Persian kings
Cyrus, Darius, Xerxes
400
Choose one theme, give a specific event that relates, and explain how the theme relates to Modern Middle East history
Answers Vary
400
The movement to establish the state of Israel
Zionism
500
It is the empire which was the largest
Persia
500
Country 5
Qatar
500
It is the empire that allowed Jews to return to Israel and rebuild their temple
Persia
500
Four Middle East countries involved in the Six Day War
Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Syria
500
A province in an empire headed by a local governor
Satrap