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Prominent religions of Middle East
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What physical feature is located here?
Euphrates River
Tigris River
Strait of Hormuz
Suez Canal
2
Set of written laws Moses brought to his people
Ten Commandments
the Torah
the Old Testament
the Twelve Tribes
3
The teachings of Moses are written down in the Jewish holy book which is called the:
Torah
Vedas
New Testament
Qur'an
4
The Five Pillars of Islam are
the holy book for Jews
rules for Muslims
the laws of Moses
the Pentateuch
5
What is the holy book for Christians?
Koran
The Five Pillars
Bible
Torah
6
What country is identified here?
Cyprus
Syria
Iran
Turkey
7
What are the 3 major religions in the Middle East:
Islam, Judaism. Christianity
Christianity, Sikhism, Judaism
Judaism, Hinduism, Islam
Judaism, Buddhism, Islam
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Which is the largest ethnic group without their own country?
Muslim
Kurds
Arabs
Persians
9
Two major Muslium groups of Islam
Sunni and Cher
Shi'a and Sunni
Shi'a and Persians
Sunni and Kurds
10
Islamic (Muslim) house of worship is called
Mosque
Hajj
Chapel
temple
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When the Jews were forced out of their homeland it is called:
kosher
disciples
diaspora
12
Largest religious group in Southwest Asia?
Christianity
Perisa
Islam
Judaism
13
Body of water that begins in Turkey and flows through Syria and Iraq.
Dead Sea
Euphrates River
Strait of Hormuz
Suez Canal
14
This body of water flows through Iraq
Tigris River
Euphrates River
Suez Canal
Jordan River
15
Which 3 religions believe in one god (monotheism)
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Judaism, Hindus, Islam
Christianity, Kurds, Judaism
Islam, Christianity, Persians
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This group is considered both an ethnic group and a religious group
Arabs
Jews
Muslim
Persians
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The belief in one god is:
Judaism
theocracy
polytheism
monotheism
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Which holy city does Judaism, Islam, and Christianity have in common:
Jerusalem
Medina
Iran
Mecca
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Judaism, Christianity, and Islam religions all claim _____ as the father of their faith
Abraham
Issiac
Muhammad
Yahweh
20
Important waterway for farming located in Iraq:
Suez Canal
Indian Ocean
Euphrates River
Red Sea
21
Followers of Islam are called:
Persians
Christians
Jews
Muslims
22
What country is identified here?
Jordan
Israel
Syria
Iran
23
Which statement relates to a religious group?
Muhammad is Arab
Khadija worships Allah
Aamir is Persian
Phillip is American
24
List the 3 religions in chronological order...oldest to youngest
Islam, Hinduism, Christianity
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Hinduism, Judaism, Islam
Islam, Christianity, Judaism
25
What country is identified here?
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Afghanistan
Iran
26
Followers of Christianity are called:
Jews
Hindus
Christians
Muslim
27
The 3 major ethnic groups in Southwest Asia are:
Kurds, Persians, Calico
Persians, Arabs, Muslim
Kurds, Persians, Arabs
Kurds, Arabs, Hindu
28
Which is the largest religion in the world
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
29
Which is the youngest religion in the Middle East?
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
30
What body of water is this?
Black Sea
Persian Gulf
Arabian Sea
Red Sea
31
People who share a common set of beliefs or a shared faith are:
ethnic group
religious group
democracy
theocracy
32
Similarities all 3 religions share...
Shi'a, Sunni, Mecca
Islam, Muhammad, Mecca
Hajj, Jerusalem, Mosque
prophets, Abraham, monotheism, Jerusalem
33
What narrow waterway is this?
Indian Ocean
Arabian Sea
Suez Canal
Strait of Hormuz
34
What are the two major groups of Muslims?
Sunni and Cher
Shiites and Kurds
Persians and Arabs
Sunni and Shiites
35
What is the holy book for Judaism?
Bible
New Testament
Qur'an
Torah
36
What body of water is this?
Strait of Hormuz
Arabian Sea
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
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A promised
savior
and messenger sent by God
disciple
messiah
apostle
prophet
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The Holy Book of Islam is called
Qur'an
Pentateuch
Torah
Bible
39
Nearly all Jews live in this country
Israel
Iran
Jordan
Cypress
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Followers of the Judasim are called?
Hindus
Judaismist
Israelites
Jews