Vocabulary 1
The belief in a single or one god.
Monotheism
Surrounded by water on 3 sides. The Arabian _____ is an example.
Peninsula
This natural resource is the most abundant in the Middle East.
Oil
The continent which includes the Middle East.
Asia
This is the meaning of the root word "Poly".
Many/More than one
The belief in more than one god.
Polytheism
Name at least 1 modern-day country that is found in the Middle East.
Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, etc.
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
This is the name for the life supporting region where civilizations were born.
Mesopotamia
This is the meaning of the root word "Mono".
One
Muslim
Africa
This is the common language found in the majority of Middle Eastern countries.
Arabic
This continent borders the Middle East to the West/North West.
Europe
The religious faith of Muslims.
Islam
A person who speak or interprets the word of god.
Prophet
Muhammed was born in the city of ....
Mecca
The arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively. This is something that ties the Middle Eastern countries together.
Culture
Tigris and Euphrates
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
The holy book of Islam that is seen as the word of Allah as delivered to Muhammed.
Qur'an
This Gulf is south of the Arabian Peninsula and the Middle East. Named for a city on the coastline.
Gulf of Aden
This is the largest country on the Arabian peninsula.
Saudia Arabia
Name 1 country found in the Middle East.
Iraq, Iran, Saudia Arabia, Yemen, Oman, etc.
Name 2 Polytheistic Religions.
Greek, Roman, Norse, Myth
Shinto