southwest asia study game unit 1
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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