N. Africa & S/W Asia Vocab

Question 1

Islamist military terrorist organization led by sunni Jihadists

Answer 1

al-queda

Question 2

one of the largest embankment dams across the Nile river

Answer 2

Aswan High Dam

Question 3

Arabic tribes who have historically inhabited the desert regions in the Arabian peninsula and Mesopotamia

Answer 3

Bedouin

Question 4

continuation of the Roman empire AKA- eastern Roman empire

Answer 4

byzantine empire

Question 5

temporary alliance of distinct parties, persons, or States for joint action

Answer 5

coalition

Question 6

Roman emperor from 306-337 AD, first Roman emporer to convert to Christianity

Answer 6

Emperor Constantine

Question 7

area where important cultural religious and social practices originated and spread

Answer 7

cultural hearth

Question 8

wedge shaped characters used in ancient writing systems

Answer 8

cuneiform

Question 9

God or goddess in a polytheistic religion

Answer 9

deity

Question 10

a line of hereditary rulers of a country

Answer 10

dynasty

Question 11

rank, lands, or reign of a muslim ruler

Answer 11

emirate

Question 12

Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile, 3rd largest city in Egypt

Answer 12

Giza

Question 13

Tomb for pharaoh Khufu AKA- Great pyramid of Giza

Answer 13

Great pyramid of Khufu

Question 14

formal ancient egyptian writing system using symbols.

Answer 14

hieroglyphics

Question 15

uprising in Palestinian protest against Israel

Answer 15

Intifada

Question 16

belief that their is only one god

Answer 16

monotheism

Question 17

Muslim place of worship

Answer 17

mosque

Question 18

imperial realm that controlled south western Europe and Asia

Answer 18

ottoman Empire

Question 19

Palestinian nationalist coalition that is the official representation of the Palestinian people

Answer 19

Palestine liberation organization

Question 20

ruler in ancient Egypt

Answer 20

pharaoh

Question 21

channel or tunnel constructed to lead water from the inside of a hill to a village

Answer 21

Qanat

Question 22

central religious text of Islam, beloved to be a revelation from god

Answer 22

Qur’an

Question 23

Egyptian pharaoh, one of the greatest with lots of achievements

Answer 23

Ramses 11

Question 24

Arab leader or chief that is head of a tribe, family, or village

Answer 24

sheikh

Question 25

a supporter of the shia branch of Islam

Answer 25

shi'ite

Question 26

ruler of a muslim country, more specifically, the former ottoman Empire

Answer 26

sultan

Question 27

represents the Muslim consensus concerning the teachings and habits, largest branch of religion in Islam and the world

Answer 27

Sunni

Question 28

the Islamic emirate (leader) of Afghanistan

Answer 28

Taliban

Question 29

form of government that prohibits opposition from political parties, is centralized and dictatorial

Answer 29

totalitarian

Question 30

large ethnic group who live in the sahara desert, known as warriors, traders, and guides

Answer 30

tuareg