North Africa/Southwest Asia Test Review

Turkey is on the

The "land between the rivers".

Farming communities developed along the Nile River and the ________________Sea about 6000 B.C./C.E.

This empire extended from Iran to the Nile river.

Islamic scholars gave the world

The second of the three major religions to develop in the region.

What is the main language of Israel?

What is this?

What is the main language of Cyprus?

Holy book of Judaism.

The largest desert in the world.

Followers of __________________ believe that Jesus is the Messiah.

The holy book of Islam

This climate receives the most rainfall in the region.

Who developed an alphabet that bridged the gap between the Egyptian system and ours.

Islamic houses of worship

Fifty percent of North Africa and Southwest Asia

The first of the three major religions to develop in the region.

Kingdoms of the ancient Hebrews.

Jewish houses of public worship.

This was the key to decoding the Egyptian writing system.

What is the main language of Iran?

Most important prophet in Islam.

The Sinai peninsula belongs to

The third of the three religions to develop in the region.

Writing system using wedge shaped symbols.

The largest peninsula in the region.

Christian houses of worship.

The climate found mostly on the coastal planes that is comfy is

Pyramids were

Farmers in the region _________________ plants and animals.

What is the main language of Turkey?

A form of writing using pictures.

This climate near deserts has some grass for animals to graze.

What is the main longuage of Iraq?

_______________________ became a country in 1948.

Civilization that wrote in cuneiform.

Name of the PLO led government in the West Bank.

Civilization along the Nile River.

Holy book of Christianity

Most of the Sahara is

What is this

Underground water transportation system created by the Persians.