Religion
The Oldest Abrahamic Religion
What is Judaism?
Ethnic group that was denied of a homeland and is spread out in many countries
Who are the Kurds?
The narrow waterway that connects the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea
What is the Straight of Hormuz?
The event that directly prompted the United States to initiate military action in Afghanistan in 2001
What is Al-Qaeda's attack on 9/11
Mesiah of Christianity
Who is Jesus?
The largest Ethnic group in the Middle East
Who are the Arabs?
In between the Tigris and Euqurates River
What is the Cradle of Civilization?
War Nicknamed operation Desert Storm
What is the Persian Gulf War?
Prophet of Islam
Who is Muhammad?
Religion that is also technically a ethnicity
What is Judaism?
The country is located to the north of Israel and Lebanon, bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
What is Syria and Turkiye?
War over Religion and land going on right now in the Middle East
What is the war in Gaza?
Hajj
What is making a pilgrimage to Mecca?
This ethnic group, primarily found in countries like Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran, has its own language, culture, and history, and is one of the largest ethnic minorities in the Middle East.
Who are the Kurds?
The two bodies of water that are connected by the Suez Canal
What is the Mediterranean sea and the Red sea?
In 2003, the U.S. led an invasion of this country, which resulted in the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime but also triggered years of instability, sectarian violence, and the eventual rise of ISIS.
What is Iraq?
Shia Muslims belief of who took control after Muhammad died
What is Muhammad's son taking over?
The section of Islam that Persians mainly believe in
What are Shi'a Muslims?
The river that flows through modern-day Iraq and Syria
What is the Euphrates and Tigris river?
In 1979, this country’s revolution led to the overthrow of the shah, replacing the monarchy with an Islamic Republic under Ayatollah Khomeini.
What is Iran?