Geography
Vocabulary
Religion
Sunni and Shia
Mystery
100
I am surrounded by three bodies of water, the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, and the Arabian Sea
What is Saudi Arabia
100
Creation; manufacture
What is production
100
A holy city to all three religions, Christianity, Judaism, Islam.
What is Jerusalem
100
The difference between the Shia and Sunni are
What is political differences
100
I am the statement issued by the British government in 1917 in favor of a Jewish state located in Palestine
What is the Balfour Declaration
200
On the video we watched in class I was described as a dinosaur
What is Pakistan
200
A Jewish place of worship.
What is a Synagogue
200
In this religion God can't be subdivided into different persons.
What is Judaism.
200
The word Shia in Arabic means
What is a supportive party of people.
200
A group of people who have managed to live in the desert in tent camps and survive as sheep and camel herders.
Who are the Bedouins
300
The majority of the Euphrates and Tigris River are found within my boarders.
What is Iraq
300
To go from one country, region, or place to another, not by your own choice.
What is forced migration
300
I am considered the founder of Christianity although I was a Jew
Who is Jesus Christ
300
We believe that following the Prophet Muhammad's death, leadership should have passed directly to his cousin/son-in-law, Ali bin Abu Talib
Who are the Shia Muslims
300
I am one of the worlds saltiest bodies of water. Nothing but bacteria can live here.
What is the dead sea
400
This is a 120-mile man-made waterway that is used to transport goods to and from all three continents. The French started building it, but it was completed by the British in 1869. It connects the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea.
What is Suez Canal
400
The belief on a single god.
What is Monotheism
400
I am an eight day festival which commemorates the re-dedication of the temple in Jerusalem
What is Hanukkah
400
Shia Muslims believe the Iman is ________ and ________
What is sinless and infallible
400
After building me the trip from Europe to the Middle East was cut in half.
What is the Suez Canal
500
Many Kurds live in an area of northern _______ called Kurdistan
What is Iraq
500
The belief that holy books should be taken literally.
What is Fundamentalism
500
I am the obligations that every Muslim must satisfy in order to live a good and responsible life according to Islam.
What are the Five Pillars of Islam
500
Abu Bakr became the first _______ of the Islamic nation
What is Caliph
500
Ms. Oliver hates this type (study) of history.
What is amphibious warfare