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What country has a coast on both the Red Sea and The Arabian Sea ?
Yemen
Oman
Iran
Saudi Arabia
What is the most widely spoken language of Southwest Asia and North Africa ?
Kurdish
Hebrew
Arabic
Turkish
What country is in Africa and Asia ?
Mongolia
Egypt
Israel
Turkey
The Aswan High Dam has what purpose(s) ?
Hydroelectric Power
Agricultural
Regulate flooding
Hydropoltics
What is the main language spoken in Israel ?
Kurdish
Turkish
Hebrew
Arabic
What man made feature has contributed greatly to the Red Sea becoming one of the busiest waterways in North Africa / Southwest Asia?
The Nile River
The Suez Canal
The Aswan High Dam
The Panama Canal
What is the most abundant resource in the Middle East ?
Gems / Gold
Oil / Gas
Water
Minerals
What major source of fresh water do all Egyptians live near ?
The Red Sea
The Tigris
The Euphrates
The Nile
Why could population growth cause a problem for North Africa / Southwest Asia?
urban squalor
Increased demand for water
food shortages
migration
Why did the United States invade Iraq in 2003 ?
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Because of the invasion of Kuwait
To install Democracy
To get massive amounts of oil
What are major set backs for national identity of Afghanistan ?
Tribal Identity
Ethnic Identity
Religious Belief
Intervention from foreign countries
What caused the Gulf War of the 1990s?
The Invasion of Iran by Saudi Arabia
The Invasion of Israel by Egypt
The Invasion of Kuwait by Iraq
The Invasion of Iraq by the United States
What caused the Invasion of Israel ?
A clash in the Suez Canal
The declaration of Independence in 1948
British troops leaving Syria Palestine
(An) Attempt to recapture the Holy Land
Mesopotamia the " Cradle of Civilization " helped the shape the progression of later civilizations by introducing
Government and law
Agriculture
Astronomy and Mathematics
Pyramid construction
The Holocaust lead to the creation of country ?
Israel
Palestine
West Germany / East Germany
Kurdistan
Why were the Pyramids of Ancient Egypt built ?
As a place to store grain and other resources
To store vast libraries of pictographs ( hieroglyphs )
To hide treasure and ancient secrets
As tombs for Pharaohs
What religions are Monotheistic ?
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
Buddhism
Which European power held the most control over North Africa ?
Germany
France
The United Kingdom
Spain
Which European power held the most control over Southwest Asia ?
Italy
The United Kingdom
France
Spain
The Persian Gulf is known for having an abundance of what major resource ?
Diamonds
Petroleum / Crude oil
Water
Fossil Water
What describes Islamic Fundamentalist ?
Muslims who have religious tolerance
A government ruled by Islamic Law
Immigration laws based of religious belief
Muslims with Western influence
What are the five pillars of Islam ?
Profession of Faith ( Shahada )
Prayer ( Salat )
Alms ( Zakat )
Fasting ( Sawm )
Pilgrimage( Hajj )
What is Hajj ?
A mandatory religious pilgrimage for Muslim .
One of the five pillars of Islam
A five day event that honors Mohammad
(an) 8 day event taking place in December
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