5th Grade - HISTORY - Chapter 4 Flashcards

1
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What is the main language of the Middle East

A

Arabic

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

A

Islam, Judaism and Christianity

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3
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Most valuable resources in the Middle East

A

Oil

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4
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Which country built the National Water Carrier?

A

Israel

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5
Q

This continent has the most people

A

Asia

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6
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The highest mountain in the world

A

Mount Everest

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7
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The coldest desert (outside of Antarctica)

A

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?

A

Arabian Peninsula

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10
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These are called natural resources

A

riches of the earth

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

A

Oil Deposits

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12
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This is called the City of Peace

A

Jerusalem

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13
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When was the modern state of Israel formed?

A

1948

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

A

National Water Carrier

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15
Q

This is the capital of Israel

A

Jerusalem

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16
Q

What is the purpose of the Zionist movement?

A

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

A

Tel Aviv

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

A

Arabic language and follow Islam

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

A

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

A

Arabian Peninsula, Sinai Peninsula and Asia Minor

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22
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Which peninsula is the largest in the world?

A

Arabian Peninsula

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23
Q

Which is called modern Turkey?

A

Asia Minor

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24
Q

Name the second highest mountain in the Middle East?

A

Mount Ararat

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25
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What type of climate dominates the Middle East?

A

Dry Climate

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26
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The largest continent

A

Asia

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27
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The continent with most people

A

Asia

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28
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The world’s largest lake

A

Caspian Sea

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29
Q

The world’s highest mountain system

A

Himalayas

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30
Q

The highest mountain in the world

A

Mount Everest

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31
Q

The altitude of Mount Everest

A

29,035 feet

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32
Q

The most mountainous continent

A

Asia

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33
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The mountain ranges that form borders between Europe and Asia

A

The Urals/Caucasus

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34
Q

The world’s coldest desert

A

Gobi Desert

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35
Q

The largest country in the world

A

Russia

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36
Q

The country with the most people

A

China

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37
Q

The capital of Jordan

A

Amman

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38
Q

The capital of Turkey

A

Ankara

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39
Q

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

A

Damascus

42
Q

The capital of Israel

A

Jerusalem

43
Q

The capital of Saudi Arabia

A

Riyadh

44
Q

The capital of Iran

A

Tehran

45
Q

Amman

A

The capital of Jordan

46
Q

Ankara

A

The capital of Turkey

47
Q

Baghdad

A

The capital of Iraq

48
Q

Beirut

A

The capital of Lebanon

49
Q

Damascus

A

The capital of Syria

50
Q

Jerusalem

A

The capital of Israel

51
Q

Riyadh

A

The capital of Saudi Arabia

52
Q

Tehran

A

The capital of Iran

53
Q

Parallel lines of latitude run ___ and ____ around the globe

A

east and west

54
Q

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

A

equator

55
Q

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
Q

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
Q

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

A

north and south

58
Q

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

A

meridians

59
Q

Where is the starting point of the prime meridian

A

Greenwich, England

60
Q

The lines of longitude are also called _______

A

meridians

61
Q

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

A

The Cedars of Lebanon

62
Q

What is Lebanon’s capital?

A

Beirut

63
Q

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

A

Damascus

64
Q

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

A

Jordan

65
Q

What aggressive action started the Persian Gulf War?

A

The Iraqi Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait

66
Q

What is the capital of Iraq

A

Baghdad

67
Q

What is the largest Middle Eastern nation?

A

Saudi Arabia

68
Q

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

A

Saudi Arabia

69
Q

_______ are the largest single religious group in the world

A

Muslims

70
Q

_____ is not considered an Arab country

A

Turkey

71
Q

This country controls the exit to the Black Sea

A

Turkey

72
Q

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

A

Istanbul

73
Q

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

A

Iran is the second

Saudi Arabia is the first

74
Q

What is a plateau?

A

Areas of high level land

75
Q

What does fertile mean?

A

able to grow crops

76
Q

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
Q

What is Zionism?

A

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

79
Q

What is a mosque?

A

A building of worship for Muslims

80
Q

This is a section of a city

A

quarter

81
Q

This is the head of a Bedouin tribe

A

sheik

82
Q

The year that the modern state of Israel was formed

A

1948

83
Q

The god of Islam

A

allah

84
Q

The holy book of Islam

A

koran

85
Q

One humped Arabian camels

A

Dromedaries

86
Q

The most important tree in the Middle East

A

Date Palm

87
Q

Name two largest oil producers in the Middle East

A

Saudi Arabia and Iran

88
Q

Three peninsulas of the Middle East

A

Arabian Peninsula, Sinai Peninsula and Asia Minor

89
Q

Three important rivers of the Middle East

A

Tigris River, Euphrates River and Jordan River

90
Q

Who is the founder of Islam?

A

Muhammad

91
Q

The missionary willing to burn out for God

A

Henry Martyn

92
Q

The first Prime Minister of Israel

A

David Ben-Gurion

93
Q

The leader who invaded Kuwait?

A

Saddam Hussein

94
Q

The leader of Iran after it became an Islamic state?

A

Ayatollah Khomeini

95
Q

What tropic line runs through the Middle East?

A

The tropic of cancer

96
Q

What language is the most common in the Middle East?

A

Arabic

97
Q

What are the two holy cities for Muslims?

A

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

98
Q

What modern Israeli city is an important center of business?

A

Tel Aviv

99
Q

What island nation is located south of Turkey?

A

Cyprus

100
Q

Which country used to be called Persia?

A

Iran