Middle East Test Flashcards
Where is the city of Tehran?
Iran
Where is the city of Kabul?
Afghanistan
Where are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
Turkey, Syria and Iraq
Where is the Sahara Desert?
North Africa
Where is the Rub al Khali?
Arabian Peninsula
What country produces the most oil in the world?
Saudi Arabia
The largest country on the Arabian Peninsula is?
Saudi Arabia
This city has holy sites to all 3 religions - Judaism, christianity and Islam
Jerusalem
What is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith called?
Mosque
The primary issues in the Arab-Israeli conflict are?
Security and independence
What is monotheism?
Belief in one god
The Islamic dietary laws of Halal prohibits Muslims from eating __________ and drinking __________.
Pork and wine
When slaughtering animals for meat, Islamic dietary laws require animals to be __________ and facing __________
Blessed and facing the church
What kept the children living in the Deheishe Refugee Camp from going to see the children in jerusalem?
Checkpoints and barriers
What is a showfa?
First time a man outside the family can see a Saudi girl without her abaya
In which Middle Eastern country do women wear an abaya?
Saudi Arabia
What do some girls in Saudi Arabia do to get aroma nd some of the more restrictive laws?
Dress as boys
What is the major export in the Middle East region?
Oil
Islam believes that Mohammed was one of the five __________?
Prophets
The wedge shaped symbols written on clay tablets is the method the Sumarians used for keeping record is called?
Cuneiform
Saudi Arabia follows__________, or Islamic law, which limits womens rights
Shari’ah
The conflict between the Israeli and the Palestinians began when Israel became a country in what year?
1948
Which of the monotheistic religions came first?
Judaism
Which religion came second?
Christianity
