Religion
Meaning of "monotheistic"
What is "one god?"
The frequency by which Muslims pray.
What is five times a day?
This country is considered both an African nation and a Middle Eastern nation?
What is Egypt?
Israel
The Koran teaches Muslim that one of the five pillars of the Islamic faith requires that they take this pilgrimage at least once in their life.
What is the hajj?
World's tree major monotheistic religions
What are Judaism, Christianity and Islam?
White, cotton ankle-length garment worn by men in many SW Asian countries
What is a thobe?
The lowest point on earth; so salty here that non-swimmers float rather than drown
What is the Dead Sea?
Saudi Arabia
What country has the largest share of conventional oil in the world?
This city, which is believed to be the birthplace of Muhammad and Islam, is the annual site of the Hajj.
What is Mecca?
Believed to be the patriarch or founder of all three major monotheistic religions.
Who is/was Abraham?
They believe in their right to their own nation in the West Bank and Gaza (areas that Israel now officially controls and occupies).
Who are the Palestinians?
These two major rivers of SW Asia (flowing from Turkey through Syria and Iraq) form the boundaries of the fertile crescent, where human civilization is thought to have emerged.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
This large oil producing country, which lies on one side of the Persian Gulf, is a rival of Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United States.
What is Iran?
Women traveling alone for the Hajj are required to do this by the Saudi Arabian government?
What is get written permission from a male family member?
This eligion believes in Jesus as the "son of God"
What is Christianity?
These are worn to protect the beauty and modesty of Muslim women.
What is the hijab (headscarves) and/or abaya (long robe-like covering)
As much as 60% of the world's oil flows through this waterway?
What is the Persian Gulf?
These three countries have been torn apart by extremely violent and devastating civil wars for years now. (Name one)
What are Syria, Afghanistan and Yemen?
This large cubed structure is the holiest site in Islam and the first top for pilgrims on the Hajj.
What is the Kaaba?
1.5 billion followers believe him to be the last messenger and prophet of God
Who is Muhammad?
Rules prohibiting the drinking of alcohol, eating of pork or eating of meat from an animal's hindquarters
What is halal?
The Bosporus Strait that links the Black Sea to the Mediterranean cuts through which Turkish City?
What is Istanbul?
This country lies partly in the continent of Europe and partly in Asia.
What is Turkey?
Male pilgrims do this to shed all signs of wealth, privilege and societal distinctions
What is dress in or wear only two white cloths? (This is called ihram clothing.)