Historical Understandin
gsTo play the game, go to the next slide and click on a point value to go to a
question.
To go to final Wrap-Up click on Final Wrap-Up at the bottom of the main screen.
Religion Places Judaism Conflicts Vocabulary
100
200
300
400
500
100 100 100 100 100
200 200 200 200 200
300
400
500
300 300 300 300
400 400 400 400
500 500 500 500
People
Team 1 Team 2 Team 3 Team 4 Team 5
Wager Wager Wager Wager Wager
board
0 0 0500 00
0 0 0 0 0
What are the three major
religious groups in Southwest Asia (Middle East)?
Christianity, Islam, Judaism
scoreboar
d
What are the two major Islamic
groups of Muslims?
Sunni and Shia
score
board
What Islamic religious group
includes the Kurds?
Sunni Muslim
score
board
What religion is associated
with the Zionists?
Judaism
score
board
From what religion did Christianity
come?
Judaism
score
board
What is the current name of
Persia?
Iran
score
board
In what city did Islam begin?
Mecca
score
board
What place, created from the Ottoman Empire, is a holy site for Jews, Muslims, and Christians?
Palestine
scoreboar
d
What country was created as a
homeland for the Jews?
Israel
score
board
What city is referred to as the
city of the prophet?
Medina
score
board
From whom do Arabs believe
they are descended?
Ishmael
score
board
Who was the founder of Islam?
Muhammad
score
board
Who was the leader of Iraq when the United States declared war in
2003?
Saddam Hussein
score
board
Who was the founding figure of
Christianity?
Jesus
score
board
What emperor made Christianity
an approved religion in the
Roman Empire?
Constantine
score
board
To what man does Judaism
trace its origins?
Abraham
score
board
What was the name for the Hebrew God?
Yahweh
score
board
Who led the Hebrews out of slavery in
Egypt?
Moses
score
board
Where did David establish a capital for the Hebrews?
Jerusalem
score
board
What was the name of the
promised land for the Jews?
Canaan
score
board
Why did the United Nations try to stop
Iraq from taking over Kuwait in
1990?
Iraq’s actions threatened the supply of oil.
score
board
Why did the United States bomb and
invade Afghanistan in 2001?
They believed the Afghanistan
government was offering safety to al-
Qaeda.
scor
e
board
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-
Qaeda. scor
e
board
In what war did the Holocaust
occur?
World War II
score
board
What was the name for the
military action against Iraq in
2003?
Operation Iraqi Freedom
score
board
What is the meaning of anti-
semitism?
Opposition (or hatred) of the Jews
score
board
What is the term for someone who had to leave his home because of
war?
Refugee
score
board
What was the name of the period
when millions of Jews were killed in
concentration camps?
Holocaust
score
board
What is a Muslim term for leader or
ruler?
Caliph
score
board
What is the name for a religion that
believes in one god?
Monotheistic
score
board
Make your wager on the scoreboard
score
Final Question
What is the holy book for each of these religions—
Islam, Christianity, Judaism?
Islam—Quran
Christianity—Bible
Judaism—Torah scor
e
board