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Chapter Four Test History Flashcards

1
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What do you call a one humped camel?

A

Dromedaries

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2
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What’s the most important tree in the Middle East today?

A

Date palm

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3
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What is a section of a city?

A

Quarter

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4
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What do you call the head of a Bedouin tribe

A

Sheik

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5
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What was the year that the modern state of Israel was formed?

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1948

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6
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Who is the god of Islam?

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Allah

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7
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What is the holy book of Islam?

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Koran

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8
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What are three peninsula’s of the Middle East?

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Arabian Sinai, Asia, minor

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9
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Name three important rivers of the Middle East

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Tigris Euphrates and Jordan

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10
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Name three religions that began in the Middle East

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Islam, Judaism, and Christianity

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11
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Who is the founder of Islam?

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Muhammed

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12
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Who is the missionary willing to “ burn out “ for God

A

Henry Martyn

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13
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Who is the first Prime Minister of Israel?

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David Ben Gurion

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14
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Who is the leader that invaded Kuwait?

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Saddam Hussein

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15
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Who is the leader of Iran after it became an Islamic state

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Ayatollah Khomeini

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16
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What is the world’s largest peninsula?

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Arabian

17
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What is the Middle East’s second highest mountain?

A

Mount Ararat

18
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What tropic line runs through the Middle East

A

Tropic of cancer

19
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What language is the most common in the Middle East?

A

Arabic

20
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What is the single largest religious group in the world?

A

Muslims

21
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What are the two holy cities from Muslims?

A

Mecca and Medina

22
Q

What is the largest city in Turkey?

A

Istanbul

23
Q

In what country is the national water carrier located?

A

Israel

24
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Which modern Israeli city is important center of business

A

Tel Aviv

25
Q

What island nation is located south of Turkey

A

Cyprus

26
Q

What is the Middle East most valuable natural resource

A

Oil

27
Q

What is the largest Middle Eastern nation?

A

Saudi Arabia

28
Q

Which country used to be called Persia

A

Iran

29
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Plateau -

A

An area of high level land

30
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Mediterranean climate-

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Hot, dry, summers, and cool winters with some rain

31
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Wadi-

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A temporary river

32
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Steppes

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Dry grassy plain with little rainfall

33
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Fertile

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Land that is able to grow crops

34
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Natural resources-

A

The riches of the Earth

35
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Zionism -

A

The returning of Jews to the holy land

36
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Mosque-

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The Islamic building of worship

37
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What are the two largest oil producers of the Middle East?

A

Saudi Arabia and Iran

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