Geography
This country connects Europe and Asia
What is Turkey?
This person led the Hebrews to Israel in 1,000BC
Who is Abraham?
What is the name of this song (90's Country)
She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy by Kenny Chesney (1999)
A subdivision of a religion
What is a sect?
Another name for Israel
What is Palestine?
This country is west of Iraq and east of Afghanistan
What is Iran?
The US invaded this country in 2001 in response to the 9/11 attacks.
What is Afghanistan?
What is the name of this song? (80's Pop)
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go by Wham! (1984)
The largest branch of Islam today
What is Sunni?
Which of the following contributed most to the development of city-states along the Euphrates and Tigris river valleys?
Irrigation systems and fertile land
This sea is southern of the Arabian Peninsula
What is the Arabian Sea?
This US involvement in the Middle East is also known as Operation Desert Storm
What is the Persian Gulf War?
What is the name of this song? (70's hits)
Let it Be by the Beatles (1970)
The oldest religion in Southwest Asia
What is Judaism?
If the Red Sea is constantly expanding due to plate tectonics, you would assume it is found near a _______ boundary
What is a divergent boundary
These rivers (TWO) flow from Turkey, through Syria, and into the Persian Gulf.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
SW Asia was formed near the banks of two rivers, this area became known as the ____________ ___________
What is the Fertile Crescent
What is the name of this song? (60's Rock)
Have You Ever Seen the Rain by CCR (1969)
How did the growth of trade networks in the Middle East and northern Africa impact Islam?
The religion and its culture spread throughout the region where trading occurred.
Why do Jews considered the Western Wall in Jerusalem a sacred place?
It is the last standing wall of the 2nd temple built by King Soloman
This man-made feature connects the Red Sea and the Mediterrannean
What is the Suez Canal?
What is the root cause of conflicts in the Middle East today?
What is the formation of Israel on sacred Islamic grounds
What is the name of this song? (50's Broadway Jazz)
Kick in the Head by Dean Martin
The highest leader in Islam
What is a caliph?
Name the 5 Pillars of Islam
Faith
Prayer
Alms
Fasting
Pilgrimage