Southwest Asia Review

Which present day country occupies much of ancient Mesopotamia?

These are the two main branches of Islam. 

The scarcity of what resource has shaped the history of Southwest Asia?

In Iran, this branch of Islam is the majority.

AKA the empty quarter, this desert is located on the southern part of the Arabian peninsula.

How confident are you about this test? 

Most SW Asians most strongly identify themselves with what?

Country created by the U.N. in 1948.

The monotheistic religion of the Jews, based on the writings of the Hebrew Bible.

This is the name for an Islamic church.

Peninsula of Southwest Asia between the Red Sea and Persian Gulf.

The belief in one god. 

This is the holy book of Islam.

Peninsula that contains the country Turkey

Route through the mountains between Afghanistan and Pakistan

What do Judaism, Christianity and Islam have in common?

What are the five duties required of followers of Islam called?

Islamic law is called _____________.

This person is the founder of Islam.

Stream-bed that is dry for most of the year.

Holy month of fasting for Muslims. 

What is the largest ethnic group in Southwest Asia?

10,000 years ago; people began farming and herding animals instead of hunting and gathering

The belief in more than one god.

What is the name of the wave of pro-democracy revolts in SW Asia and N Africa in 2010 and 2011?

What is the Arab word for god?

Who is your favorite teacher? (there are wrong answers)

Organization founded in 1960 to influence worldwide oil supply and prices.

One area at the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict

The fertile plain between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

The discovery of what natural resource has made countries surrounding the Persian Gulf rich?