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5th Grade - HISTORY - Chapter 4 Flashcards

1
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What is the main language of the Middle East

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Arabic

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2
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What are the three religions that began in the Middle East?

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Islam, Judaism and Christianity

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3
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Most valuable resources in the Middle East

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Oil

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4
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Which country built the National Water Carrier?

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Israel

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5
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This continent has the most people

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Asia

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6
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The highest mountain in the world

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Mount Everest

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7
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The coldest desert (outside of Antarctica)

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Gobi

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8
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The largest country

A

Russia

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9
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What is the largest peninsula in the world?

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Arabian Peninsula

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10
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These are called natural resources

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riches of the earth

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11
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_______ of the Middle East are among the richest in the world

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Oil Deposits

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12
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This is called the City of Peace

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Jerusalem

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13
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When was the modern state of Israel formed?

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1948

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14
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This is the central pipeline of Israel’s vast and efficient system of irrigation

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National Water Carrier

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15
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This is the capital of Israel

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Jerusalem

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16
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What is the purpose of the Zionist movement?

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To gather Jews to form a Jewish nation in the Promised Land

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17
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This is the city where Israel’s important political business is carried on

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Tel Aviv

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18
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Most Arabs in the Middle East speak ____ and follow the religion of ________

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Arabic language and follow Islam

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19
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What are the three most influential religions in the world?

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Islam, Judaism and Christianity

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20
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Many modern cities in the Middle East have sections called ____ that are patterned after the ancient circular cities

A

quarters

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21
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Name the three peninsulas of the Middle East

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Arabian Peninsula, Sinai Peninsula and Asia Minor

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22
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Which peninsula is the largest in the world?

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Arabian Peninsula

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23
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Which is called modern Turkey?

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Asia Minor

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24
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Name the second highest mountain in the Middle East?

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Mount Ararat

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25
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What type of climate dominates the Middle East?

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Dry Climate

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26
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The largest continent

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Asia

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27
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The continent with most people

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Asia

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28
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The world’s largest lake

A

Caspian Sea

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29
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The world’s highest mountain system

A

Himalayas

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30
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The highest mountain in the world

A

Mount Everest

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31
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The altitude of Mount Everest

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29,035 feet

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32
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The most mountainous continent

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Asia

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33
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The mountain ranges that form borders between Europe and Asia

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The Urals/Caucasus

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34
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The world’s coldest desert

A

Gobi Desert

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35
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The largest country in the world

A

Russia

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36
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The country with the most people

A

China

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37
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The capital of Jordan

A

Amman

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38
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The capital of Turkey

A

Ankara

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39
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The capital of Iraq

A

Baghdad

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40
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The capital of Lebanon

A

Beirut

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41
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The capital of Syria

42
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The capital of Israel

43
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The capital of Saudi Arabia

44
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The capital of Iran

45
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Amman

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The capital of Jordan

46
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Ankara

A

The capital of Turkey

47
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Baghdad

A

The capital of Iraq

48
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Beirut

A

The capital of Lebanon

49
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Damascus

A

The capital of Syria

50
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Jerusalem

A

The capital of Israel

51
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Riyadh

A

The capital of Saudi Arabia

52
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Tehran

A

The capital of Iran

53
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Parallel lines of latitude run ___ and ____ around the globe

A

east and west

54
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This is the line of latitude that divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere halfway between the North and the South Pole

55
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The Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer are important lines of ________ in the ________ Hemisphere

A

Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer are important lines of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere

56
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The Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn are important lines of __________ in the _______ Hemisphere

A

Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn are important lines of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere

57
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The lines of longitude run _____ and ______ and come together at the North and South Pole

A

north and south

58
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The _____ are used to measure distance east or west of the prime meridian

59
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Where is the starting point of the prime meridian

A

Greenwich, England

60
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The lines of longitude are also called _______

61
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What natural resource from Lebanon was treasured in the ancient world.

A

The Cedars of Lebanon

62
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What is Lebanon’s capital?

63
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The Apostle Paul was converted as he traveled to what city in Syria?

64
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Amman, the capital of ____ is located on the old trade routes and is still a major trading center.

65
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What aggressive action started the Persian Gulf War?

A

The Iraqi Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait

66
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What is the capital of Iraq

67
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What is the largest Middle Eastern nation?

A

Saudi Arabia

68
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______ is the largest producer of oil in the Middle East?

A

Saudi Arabia

69
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_______ are the largest single religious group in the world

70
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_____ is not considered an Arab country

71
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This country controls the exit to the Black Sea

72
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This is the largest city in Turkey (hint: it is not its capital)

73
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What country is the second largest producer of oil in the Middle East?

A

Iran is the second

Saudi Arabia is the first

74
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What is a plateau?

A

Areas of high level land

75
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What does fertile mean?

A

able to grow crops

76
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What is a wadi?

A

temporary rivers that dry up in the heat

77
Q

What is a natural resource?

A

riches of the earth

78
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What is Zionism?

A

movement with the intention of gathering all the Jews to form a nation state

79
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What is a mosque?

A

A building of worship for Muslims

80
Q

This is a section of a city

81
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This is the head of a Bedouin tribe

82
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The year that the modern state of Israel was formed

83
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The god of Islam

84
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The holy book of Islam

85
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One humped Arabian camels

A

Dromedaries

86
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The most important tree in the Middle East

87
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Name two largest oil producers in the Middle East

A

Saudi Arabia and Iran

88
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Three peninsulas of the Middle East

A

Arabian Peninsula, Sinai Peninsula and Asia Minor

89
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Three important rivers of the Middle East

A

Tigris River, Euphrates River and Jordan River

90
Q

Who is the founder of Islam?

91
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The missionary willing to burn out for God

A

Henry Martyn

92
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The first Prime Minister of Israel

A

David Ben-Gurion

93
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The leader who invaded Kuwait?

A

Saddam Hussein

94
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The leader of Iran after it became an Islamic state?

A

Ayatollah Khomeini

95
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What tropic line runs through the Middle East?

A

The tropic of cancer

96
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What language is the most common in the Middle East?

97
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What are the two holy cities for Muslims?

A

Mecca (where Muhammad was born) and Medina (where he founded Islam)

98
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What modern Israeli city is an important center of business?

99
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What island nation is located south of Turkey?

100
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Which country used to be called Persia?

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