Natural Enviorments
History ,Culture and Religion
100
The six countries that make up the Eastern Mediterranean
What is Isreal, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, and Cyprus
100
Support the growth of permanent settlement as far back as 8000 B.C in the region
What is farming
200
affects rainfall and temperature in the region
What is distance from the sea, elevation and rainshadows
200
People that set up the kingdom to the Jordan River to the Mediterranean sea in about 1000 B.C.
Who are the Hebrews
300
The regions 2 major rivers
What is The Tigris and Euphrates
300
Caused Christianity to be divided during the A.D. 400s
What is The Eastern Orthodox Church broke away from the Roman Catholic church
400
Mineral and Natural Resources that can be found in the region
What is coal, copper, iron ore, oil and natural gas
400
Organization formed to help make Palestine independent
What is The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
500
Once a part of the Mediterranean but no longer has an outlet to the ocean
What is the Dead Sea
500
Similarity between Muslim, Jewish and Christianity religions
What is Monotheism