Duplicate of Southwest Asia Test Review

This is the tallest mountain in Turkey at 16,945 feet

Jewish movement started in the late 19th century to reestablish a Jewish homeland in Palestine

Organization that tries to influence the price of oil on the world market

This climate region is found only in Afghanistan in SW Asia

This extremely tall mountain range is located in Afghanistan

This civilization was divided into three social classes and provided us with Hammurabi’s Code

A person who follows the religion of Islam

Groundwater that is not replaced by rainfall

A belief in multiple Gods

This religion is practiced throughout most of SW Asia today

The scroll of parchment containing the sacred writings of Judaism

This climate region is found on the edges of deserts as well as on high mountain plateaus

A house of worship for Muslims

Mesopotamia is located between which two rivers in SW Asia

This is the youngest of the three monotheistic religions

A river that flows from a humid environment across a desert into a sea

Members of this civilization developed a system of writing, arches, ramps, and sewers

This is the holiest city in the Islamic faith

This climate region is found in SW Asia, but only in a very tiny area of Northeast Turkey

A belief in one God

This country in SW Asia has some highland climate and is completely landlocked

The holy book containing the sacred writings of Islam

The climate region found along the coastal areas of Turkey & Lebanon

This arid climate region covers most of SW Asia

This desert in Central Iran receives little rainfall due to 3 high mountain ranges around it

This religion was founded by the prophet Muhammad

A Judaic house of worship

This civilization gave the world iron weapons and two-wheeled chariots

This is the natural opening in the Hindu Kush Mountains

This was the first major religion to center around the belief in a single god

These two exotic rivers start in the mountains of Turkey and flow to the Persian Gulf

This massive desert covers 250,000 square miles in Southern Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Oman

This is SW Asia's most important mineral resource

This civilization had libraries, a postal system, and a strong military with a cavalry

A limit on trade

To keep separate from religion

A civilization of great sailors and traders, they developed an alphabet

A government ruled by religious leaders

What territory did Israel gain from the the Six-Day War in 1967

The holy book containing the sacred writings of Christianity