Middle East Quiz - Yost Ellis

Which teachings of Judaism are shared by Christianity?

The religous Holy Book for Muslims is the Qu’ran, for Jews is the Torah, and for Christains is the Bible.

Which of these cities contains sacred sites associated with Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

All three monotheistic religions trace their origins to ____.

Where do most people live on the Arabian Peninsula?

Trade throughout North Africa and the Middle East was a key factor in spreading Islam.

Why is the Arabian Peninsula important to other countries around the world?

What formed both the Anatolian Plateau and the Iranian Plateau?

What are the two important rivers of Mesopotamia?

Which Babylonian leader was known for his code of laws?

The term Diaspora refers to which group or event?

Abraham is the founder of Christianity.

The Ottoman Empire spread across North Africa, to the Arabian Peninsula, and to China in the east.

The Persian Gulf is critical for the countries that surround it. Trading coal and ice are necessary commodities.

_ was created in 1948 after World War II and the Holocaust

The order of the three monotheistic religions from oldest to youngest is Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

What resulted from the agricultural revolution in Mesopotamia?

What characteristic do Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all share?

Which came first, the Agricultural Revolution or City-States?

The Ottoman Empire at its height ruled many different people. The Ottoman Empire believed in religious tolerance.

Before farming, humans were ___.

University of Virginia is the best University in all of America.

Early civilizations in the Nile River Valley created cuneiform, the wheel and Hammurabi’s code.

What words describe the climate of the Sahara?

The Agricultural Revolution resulted in people living in villages and cities and growing their own food.

What causes a rain shadow on the Anatolian and Iranian plateaus?

What industry contributes most to the economy of the Arabian Peninsula?

What holy site is pictured?

Both Israel and the Palestinians want this city to be their capital city.

Which of the following came from the Sumerians?

Which empire helped spread Christianity?

How did the Ottoman Empire’s location help it become wealthy and powerful?

Name this religious site!

In which country did the Ottoman Empire begin and end?

The founder of Islam is __.

Emperor Constantine is responsible for legalizing Islam in the Roman Empire and spreading it throughout Europe.

The Suez Canal connects The Red Sea and the Caspian Sea.

Which holy site is this?

Which religion was spread by European colonization?

Who invented the first wheeled vehicles?

The correct chronological order of the religions, from earliest to latest, is Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

The Diaspora resulted in the spreading out of Jews around the world.