Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf Flashcards

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How many humps does an Arabian camel have?

A

One

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Where was Muhammad born and where did he die?

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Born in Mecca, died in Medina

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What is Muhammad known for?

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Spreading Islamic beliefs by force.

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4
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How long did king Nebuchadnezzar rule Babylon?

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From 605BC to 562BC

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5
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How long did Nebuchadnezzar go crazy?

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7 years

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6
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What was the Iran Hostage Crisis of 1979?

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When college students were angry that America had taken in their former Shah to treat him for cancer and they raided an American embassy.

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7
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What is the Middle East?

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The Persian Gulf area - Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Iraq, and Iran

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8
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What is Rub’al Kahl?

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The largest desert in Saudi Arabia

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9
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What is an Oasis?

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Wet, fertile area in a desert

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10
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What is a Wadis?

A

Dry stream beds used to dig wells

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11
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What is Fossil Water?

A

Water that isn’t being replaced by rainfall

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12
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What is the capital city of Saudi Arabia?

A

Riyadh

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13
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What is a loose fitting black cloak worn by women in Saudi Arabia?

A

Abaya

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14
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What are religious police in Saudi Arabia called?

A

Mutawa

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15
Q

Who influences the price of oil in the world?

A

OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)

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16
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What plant found in Africa and Arabia is used as a drug and in tea?

A

Khat

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17
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What are ancient Mesopotamian temple towers called?

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Ziggurat

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18
Q

What does Shah mean?

A

Persian title for “king”

19
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What is the capital city of Iran?

20
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What is a country run by religious leaders?

21
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Religious leaders of Iran

A

Ayatollahs

22
Q

What is the largest Middle Eastern country?

A

Saudi Arabia

23
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What religion is Saudi Arabia mainly influenced by?

24
Q

What valuable item does Saudi Arabia export

the most?

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What three countries sit on the Persian Gulf and on the Southern border of Saudi Arabia?
Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar
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What country was the focus of the Iraq war?
Kuwait
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What two countries are part of the UAE?
Yemen and Oman
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What country is the hottest?
Oman
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What country has been the hotbed of Islamic terror organizations and US drone attacks?
Yemen
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What are Houthis?
Iranian backed Shia rebels
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What is the capital city of Iraq?
Baghdad
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What was ancient Iraq known as?
Fertile Crescent
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Where do the Euphrates and Tigris rivers | flow from?
Iraq
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What was the response to Iraq's invasion of | Husia?
Operation Desert Storm(1990- 1991)
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How long did the Iraq War go on?
From 2008 to 2011
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What Iraqi leader believed himself to be Nebuchadnezzar's reincarnation?
Dictator Saddam Hussein
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Modern Persia
Iran
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People from Iran are what nationality?
Persian
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What is the capital city of Iran?
Tehran
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When was the Islamic Revolution?
1979
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What state does Hezbollah terrorize?
Lebanon
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What state does Houthis terrorize?
Yemen
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What state does Hamas terrorize?
Israel