World Religions
Who are the followers of a religion that believes in the divinity of Jesus Christ as the Son of God and follows the Bible as their sacred text?
Christians
Who are the people who follow the teachings of the Torah, speak Hebrew, and pursue the Zionist movement to reclaim Israel as their divine homeland?
The Jews
What is the name of the city that is considered sacred city by the three major monotheistic religions of the world and is involved in territorial disputes?
Jersualem
What is the term for the belief in many gods?
Every since the state of Israel was partitioned by the UN in 1948, what country has been its main protector, providing diplomatic aid and financial assistance?
United States
Who are the followers of a religion that believes in one God and follows the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad?
Muslims
Who are the Arab people who believe that Israel's territory is illegally occupied and claim it as their homeland?
The Palestinians
What is the name of the territory along the Jordan River that is governed by the Palestinian Authority?
The West Bank
What is the term for the more traditional belief in the divine forces of nature, in contrast to monotheistic and polytheistic belief in personified divinities?
animism
The ancestors of modern day Iranians once ruled what empire, which was one of the largest empires in world history?
Persian Empire
Who are the followers of the oldest Abrahamic monotheistic religion that considers themselves the chosen people, waiting for the arrival of the Messiah?
Jews
Who are the non-Arab group who were persecuted in both Iraq and Iran and do not have a country of their own?
What is the name of the territory on the Mediterranean Sea near Egypt where the Palestinian group called Hamas has control? (that the U.S. has labeled as a terrorist group)
Gaza Strip
Buddhists believe in following the Eightfold Path to end suffering, exiting the cycle of death and rebirth, to ultimately reach what goal?
Nirvana
The Arabic people trace their origins back to the world's first civilization in the regions known as the "land between the rivers" which is called...
Mesopotamia (or the Fertile Crescent)
Who are the followers of a polytheistic religion with many gods who represent an aspect of the divine spirit, Brahman, believing in karma and the process of reincarnation to achieve enlightenment?
Hindus
What is the modern day name for the people who speak Farsi, are predominantly Shiite Muslims, and trace their heritage to the ancient Persian Empire?
Iranians
What is the name the disputed territory claimed by Syria that the Israeli's took control of during the Six-Day War in 1967?
Golan Heights
What is the name of the foundational beliefs/practices of the followers of Islam, which includes daily prayer, fasting during Ramadan, and charity to the poor?
the Five Pillars
Who are the Christian group that faced a genocide during World War I at the hands of the Ottoman Empire?
The Armenians
Who are the followers of a religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, seeking enlightenment through meditation and the Four Noble Truths?
Buddhists
Who are the nomadic desert people, traditionally herders, who speak Arabic and practice polygamy, residing in the Middle East?
The Bedouins
What is the name of the Israeli city that viewed as the capital of Israel by the majority of the countries in the world today and thus the location of their embassies?
Tel Aviv
What is the name of the foundational text of the Jews, which is also five books of the Old Testament for Christians (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy)?
The Torah
When was the modern day nation of Israel created?
In 1948, following a United Nations vote to partition Palestine