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Central Asia
North Africa
Arabian Peninsula
Eastern Mediterranean
The Northeast
100
These holy warriors, or Afghan freedom fighters, expelled the Soviets from Afghanistan
What is mujahideen
100
These groups of people move from place to place depending on the seasons
What are nomads
100
This system of laws is based on the Quran
What is shari'ah law
100
A messenger of god
What is a prophet
100
Sumerians developed this form of writing
What is cuneiform
200
Afghanistan's principal ethnic group
What is Pashtun
200
Egyptians invented this form of writing
What are hieroglyphics
200
The Arabian Peninsula experienced a dramatic transformation after the discovery of this natural resource
What is oil
200
A muslim center of worship
What is a mosque
200
Land between the Rivers
What is Mesopotamia
300
Central Asia became subject to invasions from outsiders because of this
What is the Silk Road
300
A belief in the right of an ethnic group to have its own independent country
What is nationalism
300
Mekkah and Medina are sacred Muslim cities located here
What is Saudi Arabia
300
While Islam dominates the region, this religion has found a home in Israel
What is Judaism
300
Angered by the Arab-Israeli War, OPEC imposed this affecting all Americans
What is an embargo
400
Mongols, Soviets, and this empire once staked its claim to Central Asia
What is the Ottoman Empire
400
This ethnic group united by language migrated to and settled in North Africa
What are Arabs
400
A pilgrimage, one of the Five Pillars of Islam
What is a hajj
400
Since its creation in 1947, Israel has been in constant conflict over land with this population
What are Palestinians
400
Sumerians built these pyramid like structures
What are ziggurats
500
This country is the world's largest exporter in cotton
What is Uzbekistan
500
North Africa borders this desert, the largest in the world
What is the Sahara
500
These princes rule Kuwait and Qatar
What are emirs
500
Jews and Muslims both consider this city sacred
What is Jerusalem
500
This ethnic group in the Northeast is the only group never to gain independence
What are Kurds