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100

This group created Israel after WWII.

What is the United Nations?

100

What is another name for the Ottoman Empire?.

What is Turkey?

100

Which is the largest country in Southwest Asia?

What is Saudi Arabia?

100

Which ethnic group is most numerous in Southwest Asia?

What is Arabs?

100
The oldest religion from SW Asia.
What is Judaism?
200
This important natural resource is shipped from the Middle East through the Persian Gulf.
What is oil?
200

Which coalition did the Ottoman Empire fight with during World War 1?

What is Central Powers?

200

Which country is on the northern tip of Southwest Asia?

What is Turkey?

200
These three ethnic groups claim most of the population of SW Asia.
What are Persians, Arabs, and Kurds?
200
This city is considered holy to all three major religions founded in SW Asia.
What is Jerusalem?
300

This man made waterway connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.

What is the Suez Canal?

300

Which countries partitioned Southwest Asia?

What are England and France?

300

Which body of water connects to Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea.

What is the Strait of Hormuz?

300

What modern country is the home to those who call themselves Persians?

What is Iran?

300
Islam is based upon these principles.
What are the Five Pillars?
400

These two SW Asia rivers originate in Turkey.

What are Tigris and Euphrates?

400

What did the Ottoman Empire have give up as a consequence for losing WW1?

What is land?

400

The climate of most of SW Asia.

What is desert or semi-desert?

400
This group in SW Asia do NOT have their own country.
Who are Kurds?
400

A religion that believes in only one God is classified as?

What is monotheistic?

500

Since Afghanistan is completely surrounded by land, it is 

What is landlocked?

500

What is nationalism?

The love of one's country?

500

Most large cities in SW Asia can be found near one of these.

What is a river?

500

Which is the holy writing of Judaism called?

What is the Torah?

500
This person is an important figure in all three major religions founded in SW Asia.
Who is Abraham?