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Southwest Asia Vocabulary
Southwest Asia Vocabulary
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Vocabulary on Religious and Physical Features of Southwest Asia and Northern Africa.
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This is a dry river bed found in Southwestern Asia but during the rainy season carries water.
A Wadi
The Nile River
The Giza Plateau
An oasis
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This religion is based upon Jesus Christ and his teachings.
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Buddism
3
A fertile area that rises in a desert wherever water is regularly available.
An Oasis
A Lake
The Nile
The Garden of Eden
4
This mountain found in the Sinai Peninsula is where Moses was given the Ten Commandments.
Mount Arat
The Giza Plateau
The Atlas Mountains
Mt. Sinai
5
This desert region is found in Northern Africa from the Atlantic coast to the Red Sea.
The Sahara Desert
The Mojave Desert
The Arabian Desert
The Gobi Desert
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In Christianity, the birth of Christ is celebrated on this holiday
Ash Wednesday
Easter
Christmas
Lent
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This term is given to the father or founder of a family, clan, or tribe. Abraham is this.
Pope
Patriarch
Elder
Bishop
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This is the name of the largest river in the world
The Colorado River
The Nile
The Mississippi River
The Amazon
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This area is also known as the "Cradle of Civilization" where moist and fertile land is found.
The Fertile Crescent
The Nile Valley
The Limestone Plateau
The Nile Delta
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This is the religion of Muslims founded by the Prophet Muhammad whose members worship one God.
Judaism
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity
11
These are ancient Mesopotamian temple towers often built with side gardens or shrines on top.
The temple of Babylon
The Pyramids of Giza
Ziggurats
The Sphinx
12
The largest ethnic group found in parts of Turkey, Iraq, and Syria without their own nation.
The Arabs
The Assyrians
The Kurds
The Syrians
13
This is referred to as the sacred writings in all religions. The Bible contains this.
hieroglyphics
Scriptures
Passages
Quotes
14
This Jewish holy day is observed on the 10th day of Tishri with abstinence from food and drink.
Ramadan
Lent
Yom Kippur
Hajj
15
This is the study of knowledge, values, reason, mind, language, existence, and reality.
Psychology
Astronomy
Philosophy
Scriptures
16
In Christianity, this holiday is celebrated for the resurrection of Christ.
Rosh Hashanah
Easter
Christmas
Yom Kippur
17
Travelers crossing the desert often travel this way and will use camels to carry their goods.
By using Land Rovers
By using a caravan
By using a bus
Toyota 4-Runners
18
The religion of the Israelites of the bible and the Jews based on the teachings of the Torah.
Islam
Judaism
Buddism
Christianity
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The 9th month of the year in Islamic calendar where fasting is held from sunrise to sunset.
Hajj
Rosh Hashanah
Ramadan
Yom Kippur
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All Muslims are expected to make this pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their lifetime.
Ramadan
Judaism
Hajj
Islam
