The world's largest all sand desert, located on the Arabian Peninsula.
What is Rub' al-Khali?
100
This religion was established in 30 A.D. and follows the teachings of Jesus.
What is Christianity?
100
A middle eastern country that borders Jordan, Syria,and Lebanon. The capital is Jerusalem.
What is Israel?
100
In 1960, an organization was formed by Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, and Venezuela to control petroleum prices.
What is OPEC?
200
These two rivers are located in Iraq and was the home to ancient civilization known as Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
200
This religion was established in 2,000 B.C. and follows Hebrew religious writings. A man named Abraham founded this religion.
What is Judaism?
200
This is a small country located on the Persian Gulf. In 1990, Iraq invaded due to a fight over oil.
What is Kuwait?
200
According to the graph from yesterday, this country is number one in the world for oil consumption.
What is the United States?
300
Iran is the home to two mountain ranges and one of the ranges begins in Turkey.
What are the Zagros and Elburz mountains?
300
This religion has the most followers in the Middle East and was founded by a prophet named Muhammad.
What is Islam?
300
This country is located on two continents (Europe and Asia) and borders the Mediterranean sea. The Tigris and Euphrates rivers begin in the mountains of this country.
What is Turkey?
300
During this war, OPEC put an embargo on any nation who supported Israel.
What is the Yom Kippur War?
400
This sea creates a natural barrier for Israel, Syria, and Lebanon. Also the island of Cyprus is located here.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
400
This is a holy city located in present-day Israel. All three religions have sacred ties to this city.
What is Jerusalem?
400
This country shares a border with Afghanistan, Iran, China, and India. The capital is Islamabad.
What is Pakistan?
400
This is a non-renewable resource and the largest export in the Middle East.
What is petroleum?
500
This gulf creates a natural barrier between the two largest countries in the Middle East, which are Saudi Arabia and Iran.
What is the Persian Gulf?
500
After World War II, Jews were fleeing Europe and trying to find a place to call home. The United Nations gave approval for a Jewish state known as Israel. Israel ended up taking lots of land from this group of people.
What are the Palestinians?
500
This is a city located along the Nile River and home to Syphinx and the Great Pyramids of Giza. It also the capital city of Egypt.
What is Cairo?
500
The 12 members or countries that are in OPEC today.
What are Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E., and Venezuela?