The physical geography of the Middle East and Central Asia can be described as a combination of
What is desert regions, fertile river valley, and mountains
100
Two major rivers that flow through the fertile crescent
What is Tigres and Euphrates
100
Percentage of world's oil supply that can be found in the Middle East and Central Asia
What is 3/5ths
100
Three religions born in the region of the Middle East and Central Asia
What is Judaism, Christianity, Islam
100
What Iraqi leader used chemical weapons on the Kurds during the 1980's
Who is Saddam Hussein
200
Non-Muslim nation caused war and conflict with Jordan, Syria, Egypt and Palestine
What is Israel
200
Two cities that are important centers of religion for Muslims, Christians, and Jews
What is Mecca and jerusalem
200
Two nations invaded by the United States and it allies in 2001 and 2003
What is Afghanistan and Iraq
200
Two lands that made up the Fertile Crescent
What is Mesopotamia and Palestine
200
Term meaning "land between the rivers" in Greek
What is Mesopotamia
300
A belief in many gods
What is polytheism
300
A person who believes in many gods
What is pagan
300
A god or goddess
What is deity
300
Large, stepped, mud-brick pyramid that the ancient Mesopotamians used to worship their gods
What is ziggurat
300
Form of writing used by the people of the ancient fertile crescent. It used wedge-shaped marks pressed in clay to form characters. These characters represented words, sounds, and whole ideas.
What is cuneiform
400
Major cities that developed in ancient Mesopotamia
What is Ur, Babylonia, Sumer
400
The Babylonian civilization fell to a people who had mastered the art of forging iron tools, known as
What is Hittites
400
The group of people who had captured the Babylonian civilization were themselves taken over by a fierce group of warriors known as the
What is Assyrians
400
Hammurabi was a great king of this city-state
What is Babylon
400
The Hebrews made this their capital city, and built the Temple of Solomon there in the year
What is Jersulam, 950BCE
500
River that flows through Palestine
What is Jordan
500
The Hebrews escape from Egypt is called
What is the Exodus
500
The Hebrew made this city their capital, building the Temple of Solomon in ____________
What is Jerusalem; 950BCE
500
All three religions of the Meddle East and Central Asia can be traced back to this man
What is Abraham
500
Mosiac Law is based on the __________________, which God revealed to _______________________