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What are the three major

religious groups in Southwest Asia (Middle East)?

Christianity, Islam, Judaism

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What are the two major Islamic

groups of Muslims?

Sunni and Shia

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What Islamic religious group

includes the Kurds?

Sunni Muslim

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What religion is associated

with the Zionists?

Judaism

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From what religion did Christianity

come?

Judaism

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What is the current name of

Persia?

Iran

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In what city did Islam begin?

Mecca

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What place, created from the Ottoman Empire, is a holy site for Jews, Muslims, and Christians?

Palestine

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What country was created as a

homeland for the Jews?

Israel

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What city is referred to as the

city of the prophet?

Medina

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From whom do Arabs believe

they are descended?

Ishmael

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Who was the founder of Islam?

Muhammad

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Who was the leader of Iraq when the United States declared war in

2003?

Saddam Hussein

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Who was the founding figure of

Christianity?

Jesus

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What emperor made Christianity

an approved religion in the

Roman Empire?

Constantine

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To what man does Judaism

trace its origins?

Abraham

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What was the name for the Hebrew God?

Yahweh

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Who led the Hebrews out of slavery in

Egypt?

Moses

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Where did David establish a capital for the Hebrews?

Jerusalem

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What was the name of the

promised land for the Jews?

Canaan

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Why did the United Nations try to stop

Iraq from taking over Kuwait in

1990?

Iraq’s actions threatened the supply of oil.

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Why did the United States bomb and

invade Afghanistan in 2001?

They believed the Afghanistan

government was offering safety to al-

Qaeda.

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Why did the United States go to war against Iraq in 2003?

The United States claimed Iraq was

developing nuclear weapons and offering aid to groups like al-

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In what war did the Holocaust

occur?

World War II

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What was the name for the

military action against Iraq in

2003?

Operation Iraqi Freedom

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What is the meaning of anti-

semitism?

Opposition (or hatred) of the Jews

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What is the term for someone who had to leave his home because of

war?

Refugee

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What was the name of the period

when millions of Jews were killed in

concentration camps?

Holocaust

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What is a Muslim term for leader or

ruler?

Caliph

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What is the name for a religion that

believes in one god?

Monotheistic

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Final Question

What is the holy book for each of these religions—

Islam, Christianity, Judaism?

Islam—Quran

Christianity—Bible

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