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

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

3. What is the religion of most Kurds?

4. What is the name of this country?

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

6. The Suez Canal is linked together by what two bodies of water?

7. What is the most dominant ethnic group in Southwest Asia (Middle East)?

8. What is the Jewish Celebration of Lights?

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

10. What is the name of this river?

11. What basic belief made Christianity different from Judaism?

12. What ethnic group does NOT have their own country?

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

14. Which bodies of water are connected by the Strait of Hormuz

15. What makes it possible to get to the Mediterranean Sea from the Arabian Sea without having to sail around the continent of Africa?

16. What is the name of this country?

17. In which country isthe Gaza Strip located?

18. What river runs through Syria, Israel, and Jordan & borders Isreal and Jordan?

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

20. What is the main belief that made the Jewish religion different from the others in the ancient world?

21. Which is the holy writing of Judaism?

22. What basic belief made Christianity different from Judaism?

23. What is the name of this river?

24. What are the Five Pillars?

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

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

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

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

29. What religion uses this symbol?

30. What part of the Bible makes it different from the Torah & why?

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

32. Who was the founder of Christianity?

33. What is the birthplace of Islam?

34. Muslims pray how many times a day?

35. According to the Islamic Religion, who is the prophet?

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

37. What religion uses this symbol & what is it?

38. What is the holy writing of Islam?

39. What is the name of this country?

40. Who was the founder of Islam?

41. What is the birthplace of Christianity?

42. What is the name of this river?

43. What is the largest sect/branch of Islam?

44. Which Middle Eastern Country is located in both Europe and Asia?

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

46. What religion uses this as it’s symbol?

47. What ethnic group’s predominant (main) language is Arabic, and the majority follows the teachings of Islam.

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

49. What is the name of this river?

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

51. What river meets the Euphrates River in Iraq?

52. What is the name of this country?

53. What is the second largest sect/branch of Islam?

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

55. Which religion do most people in Southwest Asia practice

56. Three of the world’s major religions began in Southwest Asia/ Middle East. Which of the three follows the strict teachings of the Torah?

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

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

59. Which sect/branch of Islam believes that its leader must be a direct descendant of Muhammad?

60. What is the name of this country?

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

62. Those of the Christian faith believe that Jesus Christ was sentenced to die by what?

63. What is the name of this country?

64. Muhammad was forced to leave Mecca for Medina in 622 AD/CE
Muhammad was forced to leave Mecca for Medina in 622 AD/CE. What present day country is Mecca found?

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

66. The Hebrew Bible states that Abraham was born in Ur and was promised the Land of Canaan, what is the modern name of this country today?

67. 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?

68. What is the Jewish celebration/holiday of their release from being held as slaves in Egypt?

69. Jesus’ life and teachings can be found where?

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

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

72. What is the religion of most Kurds?

73. What is the name of this country?

74. The Suez Canal is linked together by what two bodies of water?

75. What is the most dominant ethnic group in Southwest Asia (Middle East)?

76. What is the Jewish Celebration/Holiday of Lights?

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

78. What is the name of this river?

79. What basic belief made Christianity different from Judaism?

80. What ethnic group faced genocide under Saddam Hussein?

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