History
What was the nickname for the Ottoman Empire just before WWI?
"The Sick Man of Europe"
What resource is very scarce in SWA?
Water
__________ is the percent of the population that is literate (can read and write)
Literacy Rate
What is the dominant religion in Israel?
Judaism (Jews)
Nile River
In Egypt
What city did the Mongols completely destroy in 1258 AD?
Baghdad
What are the three big monotheistic religions from this area?
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Countries in SWA that have lots of oil are ______ developed?
Newly
What is the dominant religion in SWA/NA besides Israel?
Islam (Muslims)
Atlas Mountains
In North Africa, by Spain
What term means "belief in one god?"
Monotheism
What civilization created the pyramids?
The Egyptians
Countries in SWA/NA that have no oil are ________ developed.
Less
What is the name of the series of revolutions that began with the Tunisian revolt in 2011
The Arab Spring
Red Sea
Between Egypt and the Arabian Peninsula
What is cuneiform?
The world's first writing system
What civilization created the first alphabet?
The Phoenicians
What is the largest natural resource found in SWA/NA?
Oil
Did all of the revolutions that were part of the Arab Spring always end well?
NO!
Istanbul
City in Turkey that is in both Europe and Asia
What order did the following emerge: Writing, Farming, and Cities?
Farming, Cities, then Writing
What ancient empire was known as being very religiously tolerant?
The Persian Empire
What country in SWA/NA has no Oil but is classified as More Developed?
Israel
The Arab Spring began when a man did what to protest his corrupt government?
Set himself on fire
Arabian Peninsula
Between the Red Sea and the Zagros Mountains