Physical Geography
What words describe the climate of the Sahara?
Hot and dry
What resulted from the agricultural revolution in Mesopotamia?
Advanced civilizations developed
Which empire helped spread Christianity?
The Roman Empire
What was the ancient Egyptian writing system called?
Hieroglyphics
Which energy resource is plentiful on the Arabian Peninsula?
Petroleum
What direction does the Nile River flow?
North
What was a major difference between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
The Tigris carries more water
Whom do Muslims consider to be the last prophet?
Muhammad
Where were the Great Pyramids built?
Giza
Where do most people live on the Arabian Peninsula?
Fertile coasts
What formed both the Anatolian Plateau and the Iranian Plateau?
Seismic activity
Which Babylonian leader was known for his code of laws?
Hammurabi
Which city contains sacred sites associated with Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
Jerusalem
Which New Kingdom pharaoh expanded Egypt's economy through trade?
Hatshepsut
Who were the Ottomans?
Muslim Turks
What causes a rain shadow on the Anatolian and Iranian plateaus?
High mountains
Who invented the first wheeled vehicles?
The Sumerians
To which group or event does the term "Diaspora" refer?
Jewish migration
During which period did Egypt reach its greatest power and wealth?
The New Kingdom
How did the Aswan High Dam change agriculture along the Nile River?
It made farmers less dependent on the Nile's seasonal floods
How does the climate of the region's mountains differ from the climate of the deserts?
It is much more wet and cooler than the desert
What made the land between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers so fertile?
Silt deposited by flooding rivers
Which teaching of Judaism is shared by Christianity?
The Christian Old Testament parallels the Hebrew Bible
What about the Nile's flooding allowed Egyptian agriculture to flourish?
The floods were predictable
How did the Ottoman Empire's location help it become wealthy and powerful?
The busiest trade routes in the region ran through the empire