MIDDLE EAST KHOOT 2022

In what language was the Koran originally written?

Which of the following mountains is the longest range in Africa?

Sunni and Shi’ites are divisions of what religion?

What is the name of the prophet that is said to be the founder of Islam?

According to ancient Jewish tradition, who is known as the founder (or father) of Judaism?

Who/what was responsible for the terrorist attack on 9-11?

What is the name of the Muslim Holy book?

An area in the desert where water & vegetation is present is a(n) ___.

Which geographic area is inhabited by over one million Palestinian refugees and is extremely crowded?

What is the name of the prophet that Christians believe to be the son of God and the founder of Christianity?

Which country supplies more of the world’s oil than any other country?

The ancient Egyptians were located where?

What is the major problem with trying to provide water to the people by taking the salt out of salt water?

The place that Jews worship in is called what?

Which religion is the oldest?

In which modern day country was oil first discovered?

What is the name for the followers of the religion of Islam?

Which of the following is the longest river in the world?

What happened in 1948?

Why was the Phoenician alphabet so important?

What does the process of desalination do for water?

The Persian had a system of irrigating tunnels that collected mountain runoff to water. What is the name for this system

The writing system developed by the Sumerians?

Which is the most popular religion in the region?

Which of the following deserts is nicknamed “the place where no one comes out”?

What is the name of the Islamic extremist group that controlled Afghanistan until 2001?

Which is one contribution of the Egyptians?

What type of climate covers 50% of the region?

What is the name of the Christian Holy book?

Which belief do all three major religions have in common?

Which body of water is known as Pirate Alley?

Both the Muslims and Jews claim which of the following as their holy city?

Which of the four ancient civilizations was located in Mesopotamia between the Tigris & Euphrates?

Which religion believes Jesus was a prophet, but not the son of God?