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What direction does the Nile flow?
North
What is the most practiced religion in Southwest Asia?
Islam
What river valley did ancient Egypt grow out of?
The Nile River Valley
What is a theocracy?
A government in which religious leaders or religious law have primary authority over political decisions.
What 4 things are added together to calculate the Standard of Living of a country?
Literacy rate, infant mortality, life expectancy, GDP
What natural resource has made Southwest Asia one of the most important regions in the world?
A: Oil
In the past, women in Southwest Asia had fewer of these compared to men. What are they?
Rights/Freedoms
Who used hieroglyphics, had a pharaohs, and preserved mummies?
Ancient Egypt
Iran is an example of what type of government?
(A theocracy)
Name TWO major oil exporters in the region.
Saudi Arabia and Iraq
What is the Suez Canal?
A 120-mile-long man-made waterway in Egypt that connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. It was created to avoid having to sail around Africa.
Name THREE things that were common to see in Southwest Asia and North Africa
Mosques, Temples, and Pyramids
What happened to North Africa after WWII?
Many North African countries fought for freedom from European control
What did the Ottoman Empire help spread?
Islam (Religion)
What is Yemen's economic development level?
Level 3 – Underdeveloped (one of the poorest and least developed in the world)
What are the two major rivers in Mesopotamia?
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
What was the Rosetta Stone?
An artifact discovered in 1799 that helped decode Egyptian hieroglyphics.
What was the Ottoman Empire?
A group of Muslims that conquered many lands and spread Islam further into Southwest Asia, parts of southeastern Europe, and North Africa.
Which form of government is being described below?
• No checks and balances
• Government leaders have complete control
• No free speech
Unlimited government
What is most Southwest Asian and North African countries’ level of economic development considered to be?
Level 2 - Developing
Which body of water has helped trade in Southwest Asia?
The Indian Ocean
People who celebrate the Jewish New Year take off of work on
Rosh Hashanah
What is the organization that coordinates and controls oil production among member countries?
(OPEC)
Why is Iran is considered a theocracy?
Iran follows religious laws and has religious courts to interpret the laws.
What does OPEC stand for?
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries