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Mesopotamia
Geography of the Middle East
Islam
Judaism
Politics and Economics of the Middle East
100
most of Mesopotamia lies in this present-day country
What is Iraq?
100
the largest country on the Arabian peninsula
What is Saudi Arabia?
100
the holiest city in the Islamic faith
What is Mecca?
100
the Jewish state or country in the Middle East
What is Israel?
100
the total value of all the goods and services produced by a country in a year
What is GDP (Gross Domestic Product)?
200
ancient culture that began in Mesopotamia about 3500 years BC
What is the Sumerian culture?
200
tiny Middle Eastern country made up of seven smaller kingdoms
What is the UAE (United Arab Emirates)?
200
the founder of Islam
Who is Muhammad?
200
the belief in one God
What is monotheism?
200
a group of a dozen nations which in large part control the production and export of oil
What is OPEC?
300
Babylonian king who has a code of law named after him
Who is Hammurabi?
300
the rivers which formed the area known as Mesopotamia
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers?
300
followers of Islam
Who are Muslims?
300
place of worship for Jews
What is a synagogue or temple?
300
the two most important resources for most Middle Eastern countries
What are oil and water?
400
Sumerian written language
What is cuneiform?
400
small country that Iraq invaded and was the focal point of the first Persian Gulf War
What is Kuwait?
400
the holy book of Islam
What is the Koran?
400
of the three religions - Islam, Judaism and Christianity, the one that is the oldest
What is Judaism?
400
the parliament of Israel
What is the Knesset?
500
base ______ numbering system that the Sumerians developed
What is base - 60 ?
500
country that has vowed to destroy Israel and is a possible danger to develop nuclear weapons
What is Iran?
500
the basic principles of Islam
What are The Five Pillars of Islam?
500
term that refers to the diet and the manner in which food is prepared for people who follow Judaism
What is kosher?
500
the type of government in which a small group of religious leaders control the government
What is a theocracy?