What is the What is the name of this name of this body of body of water?water?

Mediterranean Mediterranean SeaSea

What modern day country is the home to What modern day country is the home to those who call themselves the Persians?those who call themselves the Persians?

Iraq

What is the What is the name of this name of this landform?landform?

Rub al Khali Desert

What is the religion of most What is the religion of most Kurds?Kurds?

Shia Muslim

What is the What is the name of this name of this country?country?

TurkeyTurkey

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers run through The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers run through which county?which county?

Iraq

The Suez Canal is linked The Suez Canal is linked together by what two bodies of together by what two bodies of

water?water?

Mediterranean Sea & Red Sea

What is the What is the name of this name of this body of body of water?water?

Black SeaBlack Sea

What is the most dominant ethnic group in Southwest Asia (Middle

East)?

Arabs

What is the Jewish Celebration of Lights?

Hanukah

What was the “Exodus” in the history of the Jewish people?

When Moses led them out of slavery.

What is the What is the name of this name of this river?river?

Euphrates Euphrates

RiverRiver

What basic belief made Christianity different from Judaism?

That the Messiah, or Savior of man was Jesus

What ethnic group does NOT have their own country?

KURDS

What is the What is the name of this name of this body of body of water?water?

Arabian SeaArabian Sea

Which bodies of water are Which bodies of water are connected by the Strait of Hormuzconnected by the Strait of Hormuz

The Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf

What makes it possible to get to the What makes it possible to get to the Mediterranean Sea from the Arabian Sea Mediterranean Sea from the Arabian Sea

without having to sail around the without having to sail around the continent of Africa?continent of Africa?

The Suez Canal

What is the What is the name of this name of this country?country?

AfghanistanAfghanistan

In which country are the Gaza Strip In which country are the Gaza Strip and the West Bank located?and the West Bank located?

Israel

What river runs through Syria, What river runs through Syria, Israel, and Jordan?Israel, and Jordan?

Jordan River

Which ethnic group is most Which ethnic group is most numerous in the Middle East?numerous in the Middle East?

Arabs

What is the main belief that What is the main belief that distinguished the Jewish faith from distinguished the Jewish faith from

the others in the ancient world?the others in the ancient world?

Monotheistic

Which is the holy writing of Which is the holy writing of Judaism?Judaism?

Torah

What basic belief made Christianity What basic belief made Christianity different from Judaism?different from Judaism?

Jesus = Messiah

What is the What is the name of this name of this river?river?

Euphrates Euphrates

RiverRiver

What are the Five Pillars?What are the Five Pillars?

Five basic obligations that Muslims are supposed to

meet in their lives

What issue led to the split between the What issue led to the split between the Sunni and Shia in Islam?Sunni and Shia in Islam?

They disagreed over who should lead the Muslim community after

the death of Muhammad

What is the What is the name of this name of this body of body of water?water?

Red SeaRed Sea

Out of the different landforms we Out of the different landforms we have studied, which is man made??have studied, which is man made??

Canals

According to Jewish dietary According to Jewish dietary laws, food must be what in laws, food must be what in

order to be eaten?order to be eaten?

Kosher

Of the religions we studied, Of the religions we studied, which on is the youngest?which on is the youngest?

Islam

What is this symbol a religion What is this symbol a religion for and what is it called?for and what is it called?

Judaism/Star of David

What is the holy writing of What is the holy writing of Christianity ?Christianity ?

New Testament

What is a religious leader called What is a religious leader called in Islam?in Islam?

Imams / Caliph

What is the What is the name of this name of this body of body of water?water?

Suez CanalSuez Canal

Who was the founder of Christianity?Who was the founder of Christianity?

Jesus

What is the birthplace of Islam?What is the birthplace of Islam?

Mecca

What is the What is the name of this name of this landform?landform?

Sinai Sinai PeninsulaPeninsula

Muslims pray how many times a Muslims pray how many times a day?day?

FIVE

According to the Islamic According to the Islamic Religion, what is the name of Religion, what is the name of

the Prophet?the Prophet?

Muhammad

Of the religions we studied, Of the religions we studied, which on is the oldest?which on is the oldest?

Judaism

What is this symbol a religion What is this symbol a religion for and what is it called?for and what is it called?

Christianity /Cross, Crucifix

What is the holy writing of What is the holy writing of Islam?Islam?

Koran / Qur'an

What is a Jewish religious leader What is a Jewish religious leader called?called?

Rabbi

What is the What is the name of this name of this country?country?

Israel Israel

Who was the founder of Islam?Who was the founder of Islam?

Muhammed

What is the birthplace of Christianity?What is the birthplace of Christianity?

Bethlehem/Jerusalem

What is the What is the name of this name of this river?river?

Tigris River Tigris River

What is the largest sect of What is the largest sect of Islam?Islam?

Sunni Muslim

Which Middle Eastern Country is Which Middle Eastern Country is located in both Europe and located in both Europe and

Asia?Asia?

Turkey

What body of water connects the What body of water connects the Arabian Sea to the Persian Gulf?Arabian Sea to the Persian Gulf?

Strait of Hormuz

What is this symbol a religion What is this symbol a religion for and what is it called?for and what is it called?

Islam /Crescent Moon

What ethnic group’s What ethnic group’s predominant language is Arabic, predominant language is Arabic,

and the majority follows the and the majority follows the teachings of Islam.teachings of Islam.

Arabs

All Muslims are required to visit All Muslims are required to visit this city as least once in their this city as least once in their

lifetimelifetime

Mecca

What is the What is the name of this name of this river?river?

Jordan River Jordan River

Who would go to a Synagogue for religious Who would go to a Synagogue for religious purposes?purposes?

Jews

What meets the Euphrates River in Iraq? What meets the Euphrates River in Iraq?

Tigris River

What is the What is the name of this name of this country?country?

IraqIraq

What is the second largest sect What is the second largest sect of Islam?of Islam?

Shiite Muslim

What is the What is the name of this name of this body of body of water?water?

Persian GulfPersian Gulf

Which religion do most people Which religion do most people in Southwest Asia practicein Southwest Asia practice

Islam

Three of the world’s major religions began in Southwest Asia/ Middle

East. Which of the three follows the strict teachings of the Torah?

Judaism

What modern day country is the home to What modern day country is the home to those who call themselves the Persians?those who call themselves the Persians?

Iraq

What ethnic group is found in What ethnic group is found in Iraq, Turkey, and Syria?Iraq, Turkey, and Syria?

Kurds

Which sect of Islam believes that its leader must be a direct

descendant of Muhammad?

Shi’a Muslims

What is the What is the name of this name of this country?country?

IranIran

Who would go to a Mosque for religious Who would go to a Mosque for religious purposes?purposes?

Muslims

Those of the Christian faith belive that Jesus Those of the Christian faith belive that Jesus Christ was sentenced to die by what?Christ was sentenced to die by what?

Crucifixion

What is the What is the name of this name of this country?country?

IranIran

Muhammad was forced to leave Muhammad was forced to leave Mecca for Medina in 622 AD/CE. Mecca for Medina in 622 AD/CE.

What present day country is What present day country is Mecca found?Mecca found?

Saudi Arabia

What is the What is the name of this name of this body of body of water?water?

Straight of Straight of HormuzHormuz

The Hebrew Bible states that The Hebrew Bible states that Abraham was born in Ur and was Abraham was born in Ur and was

promised the Land of Canaan, what promised the Land of Canaan, what is the modern name of this country is the modern name of this country

today?today?

Israel

Three of the world’s major religions began in Southwest Asia/ Middle

East. Which of the three follows the strict teachings of the

New Testament?

Christianity

What is the Jewish celebration of their deliverance from the

hands of the Egyptians?

Passover

Jesus’ life and teachings can be found where?

The Gospels

What is the What is the name of this name of this body of body of water?water?

Black SeaBlack Sea

What is the What is the name of this name of this body of body of water?water?

Mediterranean Mediterranean SeaSea

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers run through The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers run through which county?which county?

Iraq

What is the What is the name of this name of this landform?landform?

Rub al Khali Desert

What is the religion of most What is the religion of most Kurds?Kurds?

Shia Muslim

What is the What is the name of this name of this country?country?

TurkeyTurkey

The Suez Canal is linked The Suez Canal is linked together by what two bodies of together by what two bodies of

water?water?

Mediterranean Sea & Red Sea

What is the What is the name of this name of this body of body of water?water?

Black SeaBlack Sea

What is the most dominant ethnic group in Southwest Asia (Middle

East)?

Arabs

What is the Jewish Celebration of Lights?

Hanukah

What was the “Exodus” in the history of the Jewish people?

When Moses led them out of slavery.

What is the What is the name of this name of this river?river?

Euphrates Euphrates

RiverRiver

What basic belief made Christianity different from Judaism?

That the Messiah, or Savior of man was Jesus

What ethnic group does NOT have their own country?

KURDS

What is the What is the name of this name of this body of body of water?water?

Arabian SeaArabian Sea