Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf Flashcards
How many humps does an Arabian camel have?
One
Where was Muhammad born and where did he die?
Born in Mecca, died in Medina
What is Muhammad known for?
Spreading Islamic beliefs by force.
How long did king Nebuchadnezzar rule Babylon?
From 605BC to 562BC
How long did Nebuchadnezzar go crazy?
7 years
What was the Iran Hostage Crisis of 1979?
When college students were angry that America had taken in their former Shah to treat him for cancer and they raided an American embassy.
What is the Middle East?
The Persian Gulf area - Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Iraq, and Iran
What is Rub’al Kahl?
The largest desert in Saudi Arabia
What is an Oasis?
Wet, fertile area in a desert
What is a Wadis?
Dry stream beds used to dig wells
What is Fossil Water?
Water that isn’t being replaced by rainfall
What is the capital city of Saudi Arabia?
Riyadh
What is a loose fitting black cloak worn by women in Saudi Arabia?
Abaya
What are religious police in Saudi Arabia called?
Mutawa
Who influences the price of oil in the world?
OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)
What plant found in Africa and Arabia is used as a drug and in tea?
Khat
What are ancient Mesopotamian temple towers called?
Ziggurat
What does Shah mean?
Persian title for “king”
What is the capital city of Iran?
Tehran
What is a country run by religious leaders?
Theocracy
Religious leaders of Iran
Ayatollahs
What is the largest Middle Eastern country?
Saudi Arabia
What religion is Saudi Arabia mainly influenced by?
Islam
What valuable item does Saudi Arabia export
the most?
Oil
What three countries sit on the Persian Gulf and on the Southern border of Saudi Arabia?
Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar
What country was the focus of the Iraq war?
Kuwait
What two countries are part of the UAE?
Yemen and Oman
What country is the hottest?
Oman
What country has been the hotbed of Islamic terror organizations and US drone attacks?
Yemen
What are Houthis?
Iranian backed Shia rebels
What is the capital city of Iraq?
Baghdad
What was ancient Iraq known as?
Fertile Crescent
Where do the Euphrates and Tigris rivers
flow from?
Iraq
What was the response to Iraq’s invasion of
Husia?
Operation Desert Storm(1990- 1991)
How long did the Iraq War go on?
From 2008 to 2011
What Iraqi leader believed himself to be Nebuchadnezzar’s reincarnation?
Dictator Saddam Hussein
Modern Persia
Iran
People from Iran are what nationality?
Persian
What is the capital city of Iran?
Tehran
When was the Islamic Revolution?
1979
What state does Hezbollah terrorize?
Lebanon
What state does Houthis terrorize?
Yemen
What state does Hamas terrorize?
Israel
